I got out of the habit of good habits. My Mom visited me a few weeks ago. The following week I celebrated a birthday over the course of a few days. Then we welcomed a new nephew to our family. We spent time in the hospital and visiting. I loved seeing my Mom. […]
[Continue reading…]What are you waiting for?
September 9, 2011 by
Nothing can make you happy! This is a very positive and hopeful statement. Nothing can make you happy. It’s possible. If you let it be. Most of us are waiting for someone or something to make us happy. I’ll be happy when I get the raise, the business is profitable, my marriage is […]
[Continue reading…]What bed are you sleeping in?
September 8, 2011 by
I got an email from a friend a few weeks ago. Leslie was looking for advice. She was trying to make a decision. The looming fear behind the decision was “What if it doesn’t work or if I don’t like it?” She didn’t want to make a bed or lay in one … […]
[Continue reading…]Are you a champion?
September 7, 2011 by
I hear bad advice a lot. The most common I people tell each other is “You should just do ‘insert action’.” You don’t ask your infant to walk when they can’t even crawl. Why do we ask adults to do things that they haven’t demonstrated an ability to do? Just because you know how […]
[Continue reading…]Is it time for a new standard?
September 6, 2011 by
I screamed out of frustration. I hit another ball into the net. I was taking group lessons after not playing for 10 years. I expected myself to be the second coming of Roger Federer. The tennis coach came over. He scolded me. He said, “You don’t have a right to get frustrated with how […]
[Continue reading…]Are you on the right path?
August 31, 2011 by
I got in my car. My intuition told me to go to the Pearl Cup. The one downtown. I’ve never been there. Downtown has no parking. I begrudged to my intuition, “There won’t be parking. I don’t want to.” I drove to the Downtown Pearl Cup. I figured I was supposed to meet someone. A […]
[Continue reading…]What if you don’t want to?
August 30, 2011 by
There will times that you don’t want to work. There will be times that you don’t want to smile. There are times you don’t want to be friendly. There will be times when you don’t want to deliver. Do it anyway. It doesn’t have to be perfect. I just has to be done.
[Continue reading…]Is your hole deep enough?
August 26, 2011 by
Rich told me he had no room for error. He has no money in the bank. If the business he bought doesn’t turn around – quickly – his family doesn’t eat. Rich is motivated. He’s in a pretty deep hole. Joe just had to sell one of his businesses. He wasn’t investing in it. The […]
[Continue reading…]Dictate the future
August 24, 2011 by
I asked the group to close their eyes. I suggested they think about a day in the future (You can do this, too). I guided them with some questions. “Go six months out. Create a picture as vivid and real as possible. What goals have you achieved? What big wins are you celebrating? What is […]
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