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Discipline = Freedom

I used to see discipline as: – an unwelcome constraint, – a negative, a drag, – the absence of freedom, – something to be fought,…

January 8, 2009

Success Defined

Got the question today via email: “What does success mean to me?” Two answers sprang to mind. One is general and philosophical, the other more…

January 7, 2009

Excuse Me! Your Life is Waiting!

(Third in a series of blogs urging, begging, pleasing with YOU to turbocharge your existence with a WRITTEN life plan for the coming year!) I think you…

December 22, 2008

Yesterday you said Tomorrow

 (The Second in a Series of Blogs Prodding, Pushing, and Poking You to Get Moving on Your Life Plan for Next Year) The clock is…

December 15, 2008

Cheerfully Executing Plan B

“For a long time it seemed to me that real life was about to begin, but there was always some obstacle in the way. Something…

December 11, 2008

Time to START…

Time to START… Time to start what? Time to start thinking about your roles and goals for the coming year. It is mere days until…

December 8, 2008

The Ten Wisest People I Know

This is a short post about a process, not a result. I ran across the phrase, “The Ten Wisest People I Know,” in this morning’s…

December 1, 2008

Encourage = In Courage

Encourage comes from the 15th-century Middle English word encoragen, which in turn came from the Anglo-French word encorager, or en- for in and curage for…

November 25, 2008

It’s not that I’m not satisfied, it’s just that I always want more!

On the limits of ambition, the harnessing of desire, and the importance of balance. “It’s not that I’m not satisfied, it’s just that I always…

November 20, 2008

Paying for Self Discipline is Expensive

I sat for my CPA exam in the late 1970s. For those of you fortunate enough not to sit for the exam, it is a…

November 18, 2008

Talent is Overrated

The basic thesis of “Talent is Overrated,” by Geoff Covin (senior editor at large for Fortune magazine), is that hard work, smart work, count for…

November 11, 2008

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