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Bad gets worse when you try to ignore it
While it may be appropriate to be deliberate in your approach, to observe or monitor a problem for a while, one should rarely, if ever,…
April 8, 2021
The Siren Song of Perfectionism
Perfectionism is not the key to success or the protection from criticism or self-doubt that we sometimes hope it will be. Rather perfectionism all too…
March 30, 2021
Details Create Success
“I believe in the basics: Attention to and perfection of, tiny details that might be commonly over-looked. They may seem trivial, even laughable, but they…
March 25, 2021
Many a False Step Is Made by Standing Still
Even when you are on the right track you’ll get run over if you just sit there. Doing nothing (aka Decision by Indecision) is still…
March 18, 2021
When Setting Goals, Be Careful not to Set Limits as Well
It’s ironic but when we set goals, we can inadvertently set limits as well. When you hit your goal, is that your internal signal to…
February 25, 2021
Train It, Trust It
“Train it, then trust it” is a mantra for athletes about releasing worries in the moment of performance and having faith in the depth of…
January 28, 2021
Positivity is NOT a Magic Wand
Anyone who thinks that positive thinking will solve all their problems is delusional. That is not positive thinking, that is wishful thinking. Life is full…
January 21, 2021
Who is in Control?
What (or who?) runs your life? Where do you think the locus of control lies? Folks divide up into those that believe the locus of…
January 19, 2021
Something Stands in the Way
There is always something in the way of anything meaningful, anything of significance you wish to be or accomplish. If there weren’t, you’d already have…
January 12, 2021
Nudge Yourself Forward
Please pass on grand, sweeping, “overhaul”-style New Year’s resolutions. Instead, resolve to simply nudge yourself forward, bit by comfortable bit, to being your best self…
December 29, 2020
Reading the Newspaper in the Morning
If there is one thing I know how to do, it is how to be mega productive, how to hyper focus, how to laser in…
December 24, 2020