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The Unique Power of Anti-Goals
Sometimes knowing what we don’t want can be as motivational as knowing what we want. Fear is a powerful driving force as is loss aversion,…
March 25, 2025
The Advantages of Adversity
I’ve frequently said that I’d had the “good fortune to experience a period of poverty and chaos in my childhood” because it left me with…
March 20, 2025
The Superpower of High Achievers
Want to be more, do more, go further, get more accomplished with the same if not less effort? Get ORGANIZED! Structure is the Superpower of…
March 11, 2025
Are You A Drifter?
I’ve this theory we all go the same distance in life or at least have the potential to do so. Thing is, a lot of…
March 4, 2025
The Goal of Your Goal Is?
We can get so wrapped up in pursuit of a goal that we lose sight of the underlying why or purpose. In business, this can…
February 27, 2025
The Greatest Opponent You Will Ever Face
Go find a mirror. The person you see in that mirror can either be your best ally, strongest advocate, your outstanding champion, your most enthusiastic…
February 20, 2025
Optimal You: Who is that? Have You Met Yet?
Ah, yes. Optimal You, Optimal Me. Who could that be? The best we can be? Our best self more often? To what do we aspire?…
February 4, 2025
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 manager. Process…
December 10, 2024
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 on ‘Perfect Actions’.…
November 26, 2024
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 are given but…
November 5, 2024
Never Settle for the Default Settings of Life
Folks, life is complex and we are all often caught up in the whirlwind of being busy about this and busy about that. Routines, habits,…
October 10, 2024