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The Christmas Spirit: Let it Linger
The Christmas Spirit refers to the emotional and cultural atmosphere of the holiday season with its themes of joy, generosity, and goodwill, together with appreciation…
December 24, 2024Going 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 made to our…
December 17, 2024Two 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, 2024I Woke Up in America
When I get that polite “How are you?” greeting, I frequently reply “I woke up in America and that is a great start to any…
November 28, 2024Are 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 book says: ‘Rain…
November 21, 2024The Bad Apple Effect
I’m going to combine several of my favorite sayings: 1) ‘You tend to become the sum total of the 5 people you spend the most…
November 19, 2024A Lie That Helped Me
How can a lie be helpful? Well, try this one on for size: ‘Personality’ is an illusion we invent. As I say/read the above, most…
October 31, 2024It Sounds Dumb to Some but Actually it’s Super Smart
When deciding where to focus your energy, consider ‘choosing bigger problems’. Yep, you heard me: take on the biggest problem you can find. Why? Well,…
October 22, 2024Never 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, 2024Praise EFFORT over Outcome, PROCESS over Result
When you praise the EFFORT rather than the outcome and focus on the PROCESS (and improving it!) more the result, you foster a growth mindset.…
October 8, 2024Hara 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 to satiation, of stopping…
October 3, 2024