Category: self-help

Don’t take anything personally.  – Don Miguel Ruiz Reminder:  Nothing other people do is because of you. Grow a thicker skin.   Resist the temptation to be drawn into drama.   Don’t be prey to the predators. At the same time, seek to understand before you judge.  Know that the opinions of others can be windows to…

Trust the work Your work.  If you don’t, who will? Don’t let the advice of others, however well-intentioned (or not), knock you off-course.  Don’t let self-doubt lead you to quit.  Resist the enemy – the perfectionism that causes you to hesitate and postpone.  Let the knowledge of your imperfection drive you to keep raising the bar, to set your…

Refuse self-chosen ignorance Pick up a book.  Read it.  Then pick up another, and read that too. Fast Company recently reported that the average CEO reads about 60 books a year.  A number of studies report the average American reads four or fewer books a year; and far too many Americans are broke.  Is there…

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…