No It’s hard to say no.  Particularly when you’re not clear about your goals. When your goals are fuzzy, almost everything that shows up starts to look like an opportunity.  You become fearful of missing out.  You start saying yes to things that don’t matter. So get clear; get perfectly, precisely clear on what you…

Nothing grows in ice Nothing.  Everything sits suspended in space and time. If we freeze our thinking, we won’t grow.   If we freeze our thinking, we won’t help others grow.  If we freeze our thinking, nothing new and wonderful will show up in our lives. Letting tradition and convention rule creates a chilling effect on…

Average. The worst of the best. The best of the worst.   You have to be better than average to thrive, not just survive.   It’s hard to rise to exceptional performance. It takes daily discipline. It takes focus. It takes lots of effort. That’s why most remain average.   Push the needle up. Raise…

I don’t know. It’s difficult to say “I don’t know” when we’re battling a fragile ego and don’t want to reveal the truth.  It’s not always easy to confront our ignorance and get to work to change the situation.  And it’s all too easy to feign ignorance when we’re looking for a fast excuse to…

Master the art of the possible. Let go of yesterday, and look beyond today. What are your dreams?  What is the tomorrow you were meant to create?  What biases and false assumptions block your way to that better future?  What influences – from without and within – obscure your sight and confuse your mind? Mastering the art…

Between us and them. The difference between the very rich and the rest of us is that they have more money.   That’s about it. Material possessions can only marginally change our lives.  The rest of the fixes and changes we want in our lives are up to us. Change starts from within.