The Mind is Everything

To thrive in life you need three bones. A wishbone. A backbone. And a funny bone. – Reba McEntire I love this one. You need to dream because without dreams life is small and sad. You need a backbone because you’ll have to work hard, and sometimes need to stand up for yourself. And of…

It’s not your fault though. There are two reasons why it can be (very) hard to change, start or not do something: will-power is a finite resource and scarce within each day in-the-moment awareness is required to exert will-power Once your will-power is gone on any given day, it’s hard to do something hard (or to not do something……

“No man can tell whether he is rich or poor by turning to his ledger. It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what he is, not according to what he has.” – Henry Ward Beecher One the things I hear a lot as a coach (and student of…

Your ability to generate power is directly proportional to your ability to relax. – David Allen Something most people don’t know about high performance motorcycles, or really any high performance vehicle, is that the brakes are as important as the engine. Because races, besides drag races* I suppose, don’t happen purely in a straight line,…

I recently read a post on Johnny B. Truant’s blog that really hit home. So much so that I wanted to do two things: share it with my readers and 2) think on and write about each piece of his post. The post is “20 Truths About Life No One Wants To Believe” and the next one…

The only way to make a man trustworthy is to trust him. – Henry Stimson Who do you wish you could trust? Trust them. Go ahead, it will be okay. *  *  * But, “What if they abuse that trust!?” you object? Create a life impervious to the actions of others – a life free of attachments,…