In order for you to profit from your mistakes, you have to get out and make some. – Anonymous The great thing about mistakes is that they often the best source of learning. The funny thing about mistakes is that if they never happen they are never useful. Be a little daring. Do something you’re…

Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth. – Rumi We are all living a story. A story we create with the help of others and our repeated thoughts and beliefs. At any time you can shift your story. Rewrite it. Be an active and authentic author going…

The most devastating thing we can learn about our power is how much of it we have. How much change we could make if we would only speak up first, not last. How much influence we can have if we’re willing to to look someone in the eye and say, “yes.” Or, “this is our…

I want to talk with you about gaps. Two gaps in particular. The first is the gap between where you are and where you want to be.  We all have this gap, and once it’s closed, we find new things we want. But the gap means we need to change, and we’re hard wired to…

Example is not the main thing in influencing others.  It’s the only thing. – Albert Schweitzer The only thing that matters is what you do. To yourself: Yes, you are watching what you do all the time. To extent that you act in accordance with your Truth, you will build your self-esteem and respect. To the…

I don’t believe in a fate that will fall on us no matter what we do. I do believe in a fate that will fall on us if we do nothing. – Ronald Reagan This is more than a clever turn-of-phrase. It’s a truth that we need to face, and embrace. Life marches on, with…

One way to get centered in the locus of true power is to say, when a problem arises, “If there’s a problem, I’m the problem.” Now you can do something about it! Because if you’re the problem,  you’re the solution. This is not about self-blame and guilt. It’s about always becoming the solution. – Steve…