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Act Above Yourself
A major challenge in life is to do as well as we know. We all aspire to better ourselves; the test is how to do…
Trust and Confidence are Not Synonyms
Trust is about integrity, confidence is about competence. Too often in the workplace, a supervisor will say “I can’t trust you to handle this yet”…
Questions from a Mentee, Part 2
Do you believe in luck? If so, how would you explain it? Luck is simply the intersection of preparation and opportunity combined with the courage…
The Law of Unintended Consequences? Or The Law of Inadequate Analysis?
The Law of Unintended Consequences refers to the tendency of our actions to have outcomes other than our intentions and often at odds to our…
Success is Just a Skillset
Success, however you personally choose to define it, is just a skillset and a very learnable one at that. To be more precise, anyone can…
Never Attribute a Lower Motive if You Can Imagine a Higher
We tend to give ourselves the benefit of our good intentions, carried out or not, yet we all too often attribute our most fearful interpretations…
You Never Arrive
The journey never ends. Personal growth, developing and cultivating your best self, the search for insight and wisdom, is a never-ending process. And mental muscles…
What Are Your Self Stories?
Self-stories are the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves. We humans desperately want things to make sense, so we make up stories to explain the…
Sculpting the Self
I’ve come to believe that one of the most fundamental determinants of a person’s success in life is their Sense of Self, their self-concept. Since…
One Sure Way to Sabotage Your Growth
One sure way to sabotage your personal or professional (which are tightly intertwined) growth is to react emotionally to feedback. We are taught from an…
Working Smart is Harder than Working Hard
Sometimes standing outside ourselves, stepping back and looking dispassionately at our lives, our work, our day-to-day activities can be interestingly difficult. Momentum is powerful, inertia…
E + P = O
E + P = O stands for “Event + Perception = Outcome” and serves as a reminder of how powerfully our world view and our…
What is Your SQ: Spiritual Intelligence?
While I first heard the term “spiritual intelligence” very recently, it was first introduced in 1997 by Danah Zohar in ReWiring the Corporate Brain. Intuitively, I…
Want Better Outcomes? Start Conversations with a Power Lead
What is a “Power Lead”? A power lead is a positive statement that frames what follows in a confident, decisive, affirmative manner: “This is really…
THINKING IS A SKILL…MANY ARE UNSKILLED AND DON’T KNOW IT
Simply because they have thoughts (i.e. words form) in their heads, most folks believe they know how to think. But if you define thinking as…
7 Habits of Highly Ineffective People
Sometimes looking at opposites brings things into greater clarity… Be Reactive: Give away your personal power; hold others responsible for your emotions and reactions. See…
Who Is Writing Your Programming?
The short answer is, for most folk, everyone and no one. All too many drift through life like a ship without a rudder (or at…
Bow Down Not to Others’ Gods
Where did your value system come from? Have you ever hauled it out into the light and given a thorough examination? Including the reflexive responses,…
Beyond Desire: The Vital Next Step Few Take
It is not enough to desire something; the wise, the successful go one step further. They ask themselves “Why?”. Why do I want this thing,…
I’m a North Star Person; I Sail a Steady Course
Our self-concept, how we see ourselves, is a powerful determinant of our lives. Who we believe we are is a construct we’ve picked up from…
The Double Tap Response: Specific AND Systematic
Successful people approach problems differently than others. They search for solutions at multiple levels; solutions that are both Specific AND Systematic. Yes, they want to…
Smarter beats Harder
To get the most out of your efforts, first work (and live!) smarter, THEN work harder/longer… if that is what it takes to realize the…
Our Hurts Become Our Fears; Our Fears Become Our Limits
Our hurts often become our fears and then all too frequently our fears become our limits… if we let them, if we live an unaware…
Embracing Disconfirming Evidence
Disconfirming evidence is anything that does NOT support our current belief system or reinforce our convictions about who we are or what we are capable…
You have to Walk the Valley to get to the Mountaintop
Deny me the lessons of the valley and I will not learn the skills I need to traverse the highest mountains. Sometimes you find yourself…
Three Keys to Influence
Three Keys to Influence: A summary of the “Influencer: The New Science of Leading Change” Whether you’re eradicating disease, improving customer service, or engaging struggling…
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