Category: self-help

  • What you need tomorrow

    Success hides a multitude of sins. – Donald Passman Success masks reality.  The reality that you may not be as good as you think.   The reality that what pushed you over the top yesterday will not work tomorrow.  The reality that the next challenge will be different; will require a better version of you. Celebrate…

  • No compromise

    What I want now. Or what I want most.  Which will you choose? Excellence and high achievement usually follow the longer path.  Never sacrifice what you truly desire by settling for the shiny object that makes you feel good today. Never confuse a milestone with the desired destination.  Never compromise long-term goals by accepting instant…

  • Step up, let go, and move on

    Don’t be a bad ender When it’s time to move on, move on. Everything in life is in some stage of change.  Sometimes the journey is ascending, sometimes descending, sometimes stuck.  Relationships, careers, and personal goals are good examples. When the goodness is gone, when you are trying too hard to make things work, when…

  • Walk through fire

    Take a walk Every day. Walk on the wild side. Dive into the chaos the life delivers. Experience the elements of chaos showing up in your day.  Adjust.  Don’t let the anxiety, the feeling of not being in control, stop you in your tracks.  Create just enough order within the confusion. Discover that there is a solution, a…

  • Which mindset?

    Bad luck magnet? When you choose mediocre behaviors, you get mediocre results.  When you allow mediocrity to live within your day, you become a bad luck magnet.   You attract more and more of less and less. Every day you choose how you act, how you react, and the mindset you engage. Losing is a choice. …

  • With Clarity and Grace

    “People are effective because they say no.” — Peter Drucker Stop saying yes when you want to say no.  Let go of the fear of rejection.  Let go of the irrational need to please. Too many problems trace back to when you say yes too quickly and no too slow. Learn to say no with clarity…