Let’s start with the obvious. We all experience turbulence. There is no perfect day unless you are on drugs! However, the core issue is not the detour, obstacle, or problem. It’s what we do with them. So often a problem comes in the form of An overwhelming pressure A major setback A bad decisions A negative...Read More

Dr. Richard Leahy, a well-known therapist specializing in anxiety said, “The average high school kid today has the same level of anxiety as the average psychiatric patient in the early 1950’s.” We’ve since discovered that the problem is not limited to a particular age group.  It’s widespread and epidemic. The problem attacks the body but...Read More

If we don’t learn good habits, life becomes more difficult.  We have a choice: Get hard on ourselves so life becomes easier, or get easy on ourselves resulting in life getting harder. Successful people choose good habits over a stagnate life.  At first it might not seem like you are accomplishing much – but don’t...Read More

Leadership is about influence.  And the most important person to influence is yourself.  Since that’s true, the question is, “How can we best influence ourselves? Here are 5 ways the smartest people do this Make peace with the uncontrollable. Figure out the things you can change, and then change them.  If you can’t change something,...Read More

Respond to the following statements with always, sometimes, and never: In uncertain times, I usually expect the best. If something can go wrong for me, it will. I hardly ever expect things to go my way. I rarely count on good things happening to me. Overall, I expect more good things to happen to me...Read More

The times are changing, and I believe for the better. There are those that think youth are the same in every generation. It is true that all youth tend to: Take risks Have an experimental life-style, and Push the envelop However, as far as outlooks on life and work, or even worldviews, generations can differ...Read More

No one has ever become a hero by dodging discomfort. At the core of our stories, fairy tales, movies and legends, the hero always encounters varying degrees of disequilibrium and disorientation. And this is where the greatest learning takes place. Everything you’ve ever wanted is one step across your comfort zone. How do you view...Read More

I know! It sounds like the title of a documentary on a third-world rouge dictator who’s been overthrown.  However, it’s much closer to home. “70% of strategic failures come from poor execution of leadership…it’s rarely for lack of smarts or vision” – Ram Charan It’s one thing to develop a strategy but quite another to execute...Read More

“It ain’t the roads we take; it’s what’s inside us that makes us turn out the way we do.” – O. Henry When it comes to the subject of change, you don’t need fluff or theory. So let’s get right to the heart of the matter. The way we change can take many forms. Knowing this...Read More

I was recently at a dinner party where the topic of Millennials was the main course.  The discussion evolved to the subject of “The American Dream.”  What is the essence of this dream? Every succeeding generation will have it better than the last. Enter, this new generation.  There is now the worry that our kids...Read More