Live up to your magnificence You were born to be remarkable.  But are you living it?   If not, why not? Are you letting go of anything that gets in the way of living to your potential?  Abandoning the toxic patterns and habits that accumulate and obscure your greatness. Choose to live up to your magnificence. …

Indulgence or addiction? The innocent becomes the harmful when it clouds our clarity, and starts to run our lives. Not just alcohol, tobacco and substances.  What about the lower profile habits that over time become higher profile addictions?  What about email, social media, gossip? We must self-monitor our habits.   We must insist on, or reclaim, the freedom to…

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…