Elite athletes know it. Executives know it. But what about the rest of us? If you want to accomplish more out of life, get a coach. I used to wonder why elite athletes hired coaches. In fact athletes at the top of their sport often have multiple coaches: one for technique, one for strength and […]
June 22, 2016
Unless You’re a Narcissist, Comparisons Rarely Work
When people engage in comparing themselves to others they rarely come out on top. A Narcissist, on the other hand, has an inflated ego due to an inner world of self-doubt. The narcissistic behavior is an overcompensation for this inner reality. That is not most of us. In my life when I make comparisons to […]
May 3, 2016
I Am Not Always What My Thoughts Say I Am
Over the past couple of years I’ve trying to be more mindful of my thoughts and feelings. It’s easy to blow past our inner world through the busyness of the day. We have hundreds of thoughts that flow beneath the surface of our consciousness and occasionally they bubble to the surface. At times I […]
November 4, 2015
What If The Golden Years Are Right Now? (And You’re Missing Them)
How many times have you had the thought, “When I get to ______ life will really be great!” That is what I call the Golden Years. A time in life where we look forward to our future becoming better than what it is today. Life will really be great: When I retire. When the […]
September 23, 2015
Pay Attention To What Grabs Your Attention
We encounter so much information in a day. Thousands of messages, news items, and advertisements flow through our day and if we had to pay attention to all of them our brains would overload. The good news is that our minds filter out much of this and we naturally gravitate towards information that interests […]