Have you noticed how the near limitless swirl of excuses and hand wringing has ramped up to an excruciatingly high level? Such a sad state of affairs about our collective life! Doesn’t it feel like almost everyone has a bone to pick with someone — about something? (This is so bad, OMG, he’s so terrible, …
Doing Good, Giving Back
Let’s talk about doing good, giving back. First, have you ever acted before thinking? I mean, jumping off the cliff without even thinking about how high that cliff is? Of course! We all have, haven’t we? I want to share two stories of my latest – falling off the cliff. There is a guy out …
Using the Good from COVID Time
Time management is a real thing, isn’t it? I bet you have been thinking a lot about this COVID thing. Me too. I’ve been mulling over the pros and cons of the whole crisis and as is my inclination, trying to concentrate on the best parts. Family, relationships, what’s really important, finding and filling the …
A Belly Laugh a Day
Have you had a good old-fashioned belly laugh lately? If not, it is time you definitely find one. I don’t want to talk about business today. Or show you some different ideas to think about. Or even highlight solutions to the problems we all read or watch daily. Today, I want to encourage you to …
On Pivoting
Pivot. Pivoting. I don’t know about you, but I am bone tired of hearing and reading these two words. Everyone says they are doing it. But what the hell does it mean? Professor Google’s explanation of pivoting is “to turn or rotate, like a hinge.” No human being I know (except maybe a basketball player) …
How a Mentor can be Invaluable
We often hear frequently the phrase, “Yeah but I don’t need a mentor” Or “You are my mentor”, (of course, we are not being paid.) And our favourite, “What exactly will you do for me that I can’t do for myself?” So let’s give you NINE Big Reasons why paying to have a mentor or …
How to Beat Back Your Fear
One of the things I do is help people overcome their fears and get on with their lives. Fear is incessant; it makes us lazy and robs us of so much. EXCEPT, I can’t use negative words; I use phrases like, I can help you have the life you always wanted, surpass all your dreams, …
Your BRAIN Is Your Best Goal Achieving Tool
Recently, a client rejected all my partner’s beautiful story ideas and my money making business ideas and instead opted to go with boring, small, and trivial. The reason: her fear. I am not annoyed that she rejected our ideas. I am annoyed because she is seventy-two years old and still afraid. Afraid of the (proven) …