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Beware Inertia Spending
Inertia spending is when you incur some expense or repeat some process or event simply because that is the way it has always been done.…
June 4, 2013
Take Control of Your Self Image
This is from Zig Ziglar; 1926–2012, a master teacher in the art of self motivation. Few could say it better, none with more zest and…
May 14, 2013
“The Power of Negative Thinking: An Unconventional Approach to Achieving Positive Results,” by Bobby Knight
Bobby Knight defines negative thinking as “recognizing, addressing, and removing obstacles to winning” and goes on to say that victory tends to go to “the…
April 18, 2013
“How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character”
“How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character,” by Paul Tough, a former editor at New York Times Magazine, focuses on the…
February 26, 2013
Broken Windows: Why the Little Things Can Be Big Things
Some things set the tone for other things. Norms are established, announcing what is accepted or permitted and what is not. Some things can be…
January 31, 2013
A Mentor’s Questions
– What do you want? To become, to achieve? How will you know when you reach your goals? How will you be or feel different?…
January 15, 2013
Five Power Thoughts for 2013
Every new year I pick five areas to concentrate on, five areas that I believe represent the highest leverage points of personal or professional growth.…
January 8, 2013
2012’s Five: A Look Back
At 60, as I enter the final third of my life, my thoughts dwell more on significance than on success, on spirituality more than materiality.…
January 3, 2013
Zig Ziglar, 86 (Nov. 6, 1926–Nov. 28, 2012)
Zig Ziglar, one of the inspirational greats, passed away on Wednesday, November 28. His twelve books are full of wisdom and his first, “See You…
November 30, 2012
Sugar Coating Only Causes Calories: Three Keys to Difficult Conversations
Ah, difficult conversations. Those conversations we want to avoid, be it our neighbors’ noisy parties or the Team Members who seem to have lost their…
October 11, 2012
The Joys of Radical Acceptance
Everyone wants to change the world, no one wants to change themselves. Truer still, we want others to change (our partner, our kids, our boss).…
October 4, 2012