Category: self-help

The timeline fallacy Creating the vision, and getting it done, travel on different timelines.  When we underestimate the effort required and time needed to achieve our vision, we too often give up. Commitment to our vision is only as durable as the planning completed, and persistence applied. Vision requires not only the view of the…

If everything seems to be under control, you’re probably going too slow. Control is not your friend. Control tells you to slow down to a “safe” speed.  “Safe” is another name for average.  You’re not average. When you shift gears and step on the accelerator, you’re no longer in the safety zone. You’re taking risks…

Read Read a lot. Stir your imagination, expand your knowledge, grow your awareness of people and places. Read fiction, non-fiction, science fiction, biographies and more.  Spend your time on quality, not trash. Set a goal, make a plan. A book a month is a good start; two books a month even better. Buy online.  Head…

If you can’t manage the present, how will you manage the future? Life is lived in the present.  The future is but a continuing series of nows. Tomorrow does not get better because you waited for a new day to arrive.  It gets better because you use the present moment to tap into the difficulty you are…

Santa is for wishes. The rest of life is about intent. Intent.  Expectation.  Commitment.  Action.  They are what transform mere wishes to achievable desires.

Find your people Surround yourself with people who not only support you, but also hold you accountable.   The ones who are there to help, and also there to challenge you, drive you to your goals.  People who care about you, care enough to keep you honest, care enough to share the inconvenient truths, care enough…