This Phenomenal Habit
Recently, a client of mine described a new habit they've taken up as "phenomenal." It's completely changed their perspective on life and their ability to deal with challenges. That habit? You guessed it: journaling once a day for a mere ten minutes. I touched on it...
Thought For The Week: Journaling
Much too often, it seems to me like people either live in the past or the future. Just listen to the language they use. “I can’t wait until...” “Someday, when I get that promotion...” "If only I had...” Or maybe this sounds more familiar: "Back when I was doing...
The Missing Ring Of Success: Avoid The Temptation
Like the three-circled venn diagram, there are three essential elements to a successful business. Your greatest success is going to be right in the heart of where those three essential elements overlap. Unfortunately, most people only focus on one, maybe two of the...
Your Mother Is An Artist
What is an artist? That's the question I posed to my daughter's third-grade class. Many of the answers I received you can can probably predict: "A painter!" "Someone who draws!" But one response totally caught me off guard: “Your mother is an artist!” a nine-year-old...
The Single Most Powerful Piece of Any Job Interview
The Answer: How do THEY want to be different? You've probably heard it a thousand times. "Hiring managers are looking for creative people.” But we're not talking about Picassos and Rembrandts, we're talking about people who can think outside of their own box and meet...
When You Feel Fear…
If the following brilliant words from Mike Dooley are true, then I am on the right track and growing. "When you feel fear, it invariably means you're: 1. Exactly where you are supposed to be. 2. Doing exactly what you are supposed to be doing. 3. Becoming more than...
You Are Closer Than You Think
Have you ever found yourself striving towards something, working diligently, but blindly, with no idea if you are even on the right track--much less whether you're close at all to your destination? I feel that way regarding myself sometimes. I strive to be the best...
Frustrated Into Action
My oldest daughter turned 13 this week. First of all--WOW! I have a teenager!! Yikes!!! Second of all: For her birthday, instead of a typical party, she chose to gather 5 of her closest friends and do something significant. She has (rightly) been frustrated and...
H. Jackson Brown Was Right
He's a great writer--and, on top of that, apparently a pretty smart guy. He definitely got this right: "Life doesn't require that we be the best, only that we try our best. Strive for excellence, not perfection." Strive for excellence today.
Being Your Best When it Counts
It's not being the best that counts, it's being your best WHEN it counts that really matters. If a runner qualifies for the Olympics, no one cares whether he was the first or last qualifier--what matters is that he qualified! If that runner goes to the Olympics with...
