Year

2015
Whether change is being thrust upon you or whether you are boldly going where others have not, it would be a good idea to dissect change to gain a better understanding. Fact #1 — Choices: change is a choice everyone makes. It is not always a dreaded exercise as is often portrayed in the media...
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Fear is a fact.  We all experience it.  When I talk about fears, I’m not referring to the phobias that people have or the adrenaline that explodes through our body when our safety is suddenly threatened.  The first needs clinical help, and the second recedes as the danger passes. I’m talking about those fears that...
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“Appreciation can make a day, even change a life.  Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.”  Margaret Cousins Appreciation means to increase in value.  We understand the concept of appreciation in the financial realm, yet increasing the value of others is not as clear. Rather than talk about the “how...
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Stop and consider how far you’ve come in the last 10 years. Reflect on this and you will be able to see how much you’ve changed. Now think about how much you will change over the next 10 years. That becomes a little more difficult. Here’s the problem. It’s easier for us to remember than...
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There are enough things we tend to think about that put a damper on our happiness. And these “reasons” only get compounded when we don’t feel worthy of the gift of happiness. The argument goes like this: Why should I be happy when so many people are suffering? This sounds pretty noble on the surface,...
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Let’s face it. One of the most daunting challenges facing society today is how to overcome the tyranny of the urgent. Let me start with 2 premises: 1st – There’s never enough time to do everything, but there’s always enough time to do the important thing. 2nd – You cannot overestimate the under importance of...
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We all want to be validated. It is essential to a healthy life. Yet it has a shadow side we need to understand. What is validation and how can it lead to a flawed view of reality? For starters… We are born with an innate desire for validation. Babies’ emotions, in part, are drawn from...
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One of the greatest gifts you can give to others is the gift of humor.  Yet using humor to lift other’s spirits is a little more complicated than at first glance.  The most effective humor comes from knowing who you are, being who you are, accepting who you are, and appreciating who you are. What...
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Your brain has the ability to reorganize itself by forming new neuro connections throughout your entire life. This is called neuroplasticity, which has become a popular term. Your brain is like a supercomputer. It has more connections than there are stars in the universe. Picture your brain as the hardware. The operating system would be...
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You have a meeting scheduled for 60 minutes, but you only have 45 minutes of material. So do you quit after 45 minutes? 19 times out of 20 the meeting will go 60 minutes. 45 minutes worth of content will somehow end up being a 60 minute meeting. Why does it work this way? It’s...
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