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Forget “To-Do Lists”, Instead Create a “Success List”
The fatal flaw of “to-do” lists is that they tend to attract the mundane. When was the last time you had something earth-shattering on your…
May 16, 2023
Questions from a Mentee, Part 2
Do you believe in luck? If so, how would you explain it? Luck is simply the intersection of preparation and opportunity combined with the courage…
May 4, 2023
The Law of Unintended Consequences? Or The Law of Inadequate Analysis?
The Law of Unintended Consequences refers to the tendency of our actions to have outcomes other than our intentions and often at odds to our…
April 27, 2023
Never Attribute a Lower Motive if You Can Imagine a Higher
We tend to give ourselves the benefit of our good intentions, carried out or not, yet we all too often attribute our most fearful interpretations…
April 18, 2023
Just One More! The Power of Persistence and Patient Perseverance
Want success? Want to stand out? Be different/better? Simple! Just do a little bit more than others, just a little bit longer, just try a…
April 11, 2023
I Have a Kingdom I Must Rule
It all starts with you. You have been given an incredible opportunity; you have been gifted with a life, a mind, and a body, truly…
March 28, 2023
One Sure Way to Sabotage Your Growth
One sure way to sabotage your personal or professional (which are tightly intertwined) growth is to react emotionally to feedback. We are taught from an…
March 16, 2023
Working Smart is Harder than Working Hard
Sometimes standing outside ourselves, stepping back and looking dispassionately at our lives, our work, our day-to-day activities can be interestingly difficult. Momentum is powerful, inertia…
March 14, 2023
How did you vote today?
“Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.” – James Clear/Atomic Habits When you learn to evaluate…
February 21, 2023
Want Better Outcomes? Start Conversations with a Power Lead
What is a “Power Lead”? A power lead is a positive statement that frames what follows in a confident, decisive, affirmative manner: “This is really…
February 9, 2023
THINKING IS A SKILL…MANY ARE UNSKILLED AND DON’T KNOW IT
Simply because they have thoughts (i.e. words form) in their heads, most folks believe they know how to think. But if you define thinking as…
January 31, 2023