Don’t Ever Let Anyone Tell You You Can’t Do Something Have you ever been told you can’t do something? A little different motivation today. Sorry the audio is a bit off, but the words are more important than the scene. Remember don’t be the dark cloud that rains on other people’s joyful parade of hopes […]
I Wish I May, I wish I Might…
Wishes v Goals It is important to develop the ability to clearly distinguish between wishes and goals. Realistic objectives can be achieved regardless of how difficult they are or appear to be. Unrealistic objectives on the other hand can never be achieved. The degree of difficulty of a particular task does not determine whether […]
Lessons from the Canyon- Perseverance
In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but by perseverance. ~H. Jackson Brown Looking at the beauty that is the Grand Canyon it is difficult to not see the value of perseverance. Plants, trees and flowers that survive desert heat during the day and cold temperatures […]
Because I Choose To
Decision Making “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. These famous words written by Robert Frost bring to light my topic today–Decision Making. Actually more specifically identifying there is a decision to make and identifying our choices. The days of simply […]
Crawling to Success, Old School Hack
Did you know you are born with the secret knowledge to achieve ultimate success and satisfaction in your life? People spend millions of dollars each year searching for this “secret” and we are all born with it. The problem is we get so good at at, that we forget it after a few years. A […]
Seek and Ye shall not Find
I discovered an amazing teacher that has taught me to look at how I view the world and how I engage every aspect of it. Now, like most of my learning, the lessons I learn rarely become evident as my teacher is speaking, but rather after I have had time to process what I have […]
Make a Difference
When I was a kid I was exposed to the following story by Loren Eiseley. I remember it as a lesson in the importance of character. I also remember learning the value of doing what is right, not because someone is watching or to be recognized, but rather to do what is right because it […]
Tell ’em What You Want – Expectations
Tell ’em What You Want, What you Really Really Want A master can tell you what he expects of you. A teacher, though awakens your own expectations. ~Patricia Neal I have had several discussions in the past week regarding communicating expectations. An essential element to good communication and relationships is knowing what your expected or […]
Big Questions
Building Awareness I speak frequently about awareness of knowing where you are right now. As a coach I am frequently asked to help people get where they want to go. I often say coaching is a lot like a good map or a GPS. It can show the route, but you must do the work […]
The Great Wall and how to Overcome It!
The 4 minute Mile Barrier It was widely believed that no human being could run the mile in less than four minutes. The best time was 4 minutes, 1.4 seconds, set in 1945. The record stood strong for several years, and both medical exerts and athletes were unanimous in the view that the four minute […]