“A bad habit never disappears miraculously. It’s an undo-it-yourself project.” – Abigail Van Buren Last week we spoke about habits and how they’ve become so routinized in our lives that we’re often unaware that at one point in time, we made a conscious decision that we would do ‘this’ (action), when presented with ‘that’ (trigger). […]
We were watching an old movie the other night and my mind triggered to all those we’ve come to know as dynamic duos – and what their lives may have been like had they not had each other. Whether pure fiction or fictionalized versions of themselves, together, they sparked pure genius. Can you imagine […]
“Live in your hopes and not in your fears.” – Johnny Majors Did you know that while statistically 90% of startups fail, the 10% that succeed all seem to have one major thing in common? An overconfident leader. The term overconfident though seems to have a lot of negative connotations associated with it. […]
“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” – Alan Kay A few short weeks ago, I encouraged you to think BIG. I believe in that. It’s a healthy thing to do. It encourages growth and opens up the door to opportunity. I hope at least some of you have […]
I’ve collected all my Christmas lists from those nearest and dearest, organized them by person and category, formulated my strategy, and implemented a plan of attack designed to make their wishes come true. Then, I work the plan. Once it’s accomplished, I turn to myself. What do I want for Christmas? I’m just about […]
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt Rome wasn’t built in a day. The Panama Canal wasn’t either. It took 33 years, and Teddy Roosevelt to make it happen – and against all odds, I might add. The Panama Canal, like everything else, started with a vision. Something that not only […]
“Good fences make good neighbors.” – Robert Frost Robert Frost wrote ’Mending Wall’ a hundred years ago. It talks about how a man and his neighbor walk their property lines to mend places in their common stone wall that need repair after winter’s damage. One man wonders if mending the wall each year […]
“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.“ – Zig Ziglar Ready or not, we’re officially into the countdown for yearend. Do you feel it too? We knew it would kick into gear after Labor Day and the kids were back […]
Here we are, almost into the 4th quarter and it’s a good time to take stock of where we are in relation to where we thought we’d be when we set our goals for this year. So. how are you doing? Will you be successful? Will you make your numbers? Does being successful mean you’ve […]
Most people tend to avoid risk. They play it safe. They say the prefer to take a more conservative approach. They won’t gamble unless they think it’s a sure bet. So why do we avoid it? Mainly fear. We’re afraid of what we don’t understand We’re afraid of what we don’t know […]