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You can choose the lesson you learn
Sports contain many lessons for life. That is one reason I think we are so enthralled by sports contests. They are life condensed, all the…
June 16, 2008
Excusitis
Excusitis: Psychological disorder resulting from the need to defer responsibility to anyone or anything other than oneself. This disorder is usually accompanied by rationalization disorder.…
June 10, 2008
“The Speed of Trust” by Stephen Covey
This is a review and summary of “The Speed of Trust,” written by Stephen M.R. Covey, son of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People…
June 9, 2008
Make it a game
We often know what we should do. But sometimes we are challenged to get ourselves to do as well as we know. Simple solution: Make…
May 30, 2008
The Secret of Success is No Secret
Toyota recently surpassed General Motors in the number of cars sold in the United States. Toyota enjoys a hard-won and long-held reputation as an innovative…
May 21, 2008
You can’t get enough of what you don’t need
“You can’t get enough of what you don’t need.” You may think you need it, but do you really? Is it what you really are…
May 15, 2008
All actions teach the belief system that motivates them
All actions teach the belief system that motivates them. So what did you teach today? I find this question a powerful behavior modifier. I take…
May 9, 2008
Plans are useless, but planning is invaluable
I have a button that says “Spending my life in Plan B.” I think most of us have spent a lot of our lives in…
May 7, 2008
What you Focus on Expands!
The human mind is an incredible, powerful thing. If you focus your thoughts on your goals, your energy flows that way. If you make a…
May 5, 2008
Can you summon your talent at will?
In a movie called “Devil’s Advocate,” Al Pacino is the devil in human form attempting to tempt Keanu Reeves, both of whom play attorneys. Pacino…
April 29, 2008
30 Methods of Influence
Listed here are Thirty Methods of Influence from Stephen R. Covey’s “Principle-Centered Leadership,” (Simon & Schuster, pp. 119-128). I could easily write a blog on…
April 28, 2008