Author: Bob Riding

Ego or truth? Ego is about who’s right.   Truth is about what’s right. Ego demands that I be right.  Truth demands that I first seek to understand. Living in personal truth demands I follow a path of integrity.  Not a path of convenience or manipulation or the preservation of my fragile ego.   It’s the path…

Decide It’s less about how well you play the game, and more about the game you choose to play. Too many find out too late that they’ve worked too hard trying to win the wrong game.   Too many engage endless effort because they’ve put striving ahead of strategy, velocity ahead of direction. Get in the…

You have to play hurt No one gets through the day unscathed.  Physically, mentally, socially. But if you intend to stay in the game, you have to learn to move through pain and discomfort – however it shows up.  You have to learn to persist, to keep moving, no matter the circumstance. Every world-class athlete…

Pay more attention to the swing than the shot Master the fundamentals.  They create consistency and repeatability.  They reduce the dependency on mere luck. Getting a hole in one is more often a lucky shot.  Consistently winning tournaments is about paying attention to the habits and disciplines that improve the swing, that enable mastery of…

Assume positive intent. Be the contrarian.  Look for the good.  Seek the positive.  Find the solution in the problem. Anyone can malign, misuse and misinterpret the actions and words of others.   Few take the time to understand, to seek truth, to discover the beam of light that pierces the darkest shadows.

Every result has a cause Rethink the equation.  Find the error in the math, the flaw in the logic. Outcomes are expressions of the law of cause and effect.  They are the result of the quality of our thoughts and actions. To get better results we have to revise the equation. We have to rethink,…