Category: Discipline

A quote by Steven Covey: "I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions."

Read time: < 1 min

The Fruit Bares No Resemblance to the Seed

Actions have consequences. You can choose your actions; your control over the consequences is limited at best. The challenge is that we

Three sticky notes next to each other on a board. One says "Plan A", the next says "Plan B", the last says "Plan C". Plan A and Plan B each have a red X on them.

Read time: < 1 min

The Price of Security is…

The price of security is, ironically, a deep awareness of insecurity. Or at least an ongoing appreciation of the fragility of any

Drawing of a women sitting cross-legged in a yoga pose. A messy squiggly line enters her head on the left side and a straight line with a heard comes out on the right side

Read time: < 1 min

Going Unconscious is Not a Solution

By ‘going unconscious’ I’m referring to indulging in various forms of denial including refusing to recognize any possible contribution we might have

Building blocks ascending up, diagonally to the right, towards a bullseye

Read time: 2 mins

Two Kinds of Goals… and Why You Need Both

Goals can fall into two categories: Outcome Goals: I want to lose 10 lbs, run a marathon in under 3 hours, become

A mountain with a flag at the top and a jagged line going up the side of the mountain showing a path

Read time: < 1 min

The Shortest Distance isn’t Always a Straight Line

Sometimes going directly for what you want isn’t the best strategy. We seek ‘Perfect Outcomes’ when perhaps we should really be focused

A blue background with white text: "Your success is only limited by your own imagination and your hard work."

Read time: < 1 min

Are You Ready for Luck?

The unsuccessful sometimes attribute the success of others to good luck. Balderdash! Luck, good and bad, comes to all. As the good

A hand holding a small clock with sand slipping through the fingers into a pile of sand below

Read time: < 1 min

Are You Watering Weeds?

We ‘water weeds’ when we waste our time/energy. Weeds come in many forms: Saying yes to the unimportant, to others’ priorities that

Two overlapping circles, one that says "things that matter" and one that says "things you can control". The area where they overlap is colored in and labeled as "what you should focus on"

Read time: 2 mins

Not my Monkeys, not my Circus

Folks, in life you must pick your battles; allocate your time and energy in ways that are most effective and efficient. We

A sign with an arrow pointing to the left that says "old habits" and an arrow pointing to the right that says "change"

Read time: < 1 min

Gut Check Truth

“Reading without application is just a form of wasting time.” I read that sentence in a TM’s email* and it was a

A notebook in which "speak less, listen more" is written in black ink and underlined in red ink

Read time: < 1 min

The Power of Silence

Oh, how we love the sound of our own voice, and I plead as guilty as any and probably more so than

3 sticky notes (one says "body", one says "spirit" and one says "mind") on a chalkboard with curved arrows drawn between them to make a circle. The word "healthy" is written inside the circle.

Read time: < 1 min

Hara Hachi Bun Me (腹八分目)

Hara Hachi Bun Me is a Japanese phrase meaning ‘Belly 80 % full’ and refers to the Confucian concept of not eating