Are you using deadlines to your advantage? Deadlines Create Action! Do you create deadlines for your goals? Sure the idea of deadlines might initially strike fear and stress in your mind. Your mind may wander to pulling overnighters in order to finish a paper and turn it in on time, but the truth is deadlines […]
Stop Investing in Education
Start Investing in the Application of the knowledge you already possess. Many of you have already heard me talk about this topic and know this will be my platform for the upcoming year. Some of you have even been engaged in conversations with me or others about how our educational system and society at large […]
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 […]
Take responsibility for how you feel.
Want to Feel Better? Take 100% Accountability for You Have you ever heard somebody blame somebody else for how they are feeling? “She keeps pushing my buttons.” “I am pissed off cuz this guy totally cut me off and made me spill my coffee.” Do you ever hear things like that from the people around […]
6 Life Coaching Questions That Will Change Your Life
Asking Powerful Questions is my Job My job as a coach is to ask powerful questions. I’ve discovered that asking the right question is probably the most critical skill you can have when coaching clients. We often push ourselves into confusion and despair…and can’t figure a way out of the “mental clutter” we’re in because we’re asking […]
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 […]
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 […]
OK, time to turn over a new leaf
Making Time for a Blog I find it a bit amusing that I started this blog back in August and the first post I chose to write about was making time. Now here it is November already and I am finally making time to blog. I am learning coaching is all about creating new habits, […]