You’re Outta There! Lessons From My First Job. Summer is upon us. The ballfields are filled with baseball players and softball players not only learning sports lessons, but life lessons as well. This got me thinking about my first job. When I was younger, 14 to be exact, I started my first job. I was an umpire […]
How to Overcome a Negative Life Perspective
Life and success throughout life, really all is about perspective. I used to not like cold rainy days. They took the energy right out of me. I just want to cuddle up in a blanket, grab a cup of coffee and throw in a movie. There was a direct correlation to low productivity in myself […]
As you believe, so you are
Every person is the creation of himself, the image of his own thinking and believing. As individuals think and believe, so they are. ~Claude Bristol Do you spend time thinking about who you are and more importantly, who you are becoming? Schedule time today to think about who you want to become and what actions […]
Building Awareness Sometimes Requires a Slap of Perspective
A master was explaining a concept to a student, not a brand new student, but a senior student who had learned many things. His head was filled with knowledge and experience to draw upon. But each time the master tried to explain something new to the student, the stubborn student kept trying to hold it […]
Success by Breaking Through Personal Barriers
Success by Breaking Through Personal Barriers Success can be defined as breaking through your personal barriers. Do you even know what your personal barriers are? Are you aware of how your personal barriers, your self imposed limits, may be holding you back? When you set a goal say it out loud. Say it with conviction–emotion. […]
Desiderata
By Max Ehrmann Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]