Create The Future

I am reading Clayton Christensen’s (excellent) book How Will You Measure Your Life? (expect more posts inspired by this powerful book… ). On page 72, he says “Unless you manage it mindfully, your personal resource allocation process will decide investments for you according to the “default” criteria that essentially are wired into your brain and your…

What if what you’re good at doesn’t – really – matter? So often we take refuge, or more accurately, hide in the the things we’re good at. But what if those things are not what really matters, for us, individually? What if we hide in those talents to avoid the hard work of learning and growing? What if we’re…

Change the belief, and the thinking automatically changes. Change the thinking, and the action changes. Change the action, and the result changes. So here’s the key: depending on the results you personally want, align your beliefs with the desired outcome. – John Assraf There’s really little I can add here, other than: if you are…

Champions aren’t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them – a desire, a dream, a vision. – Muhammad Ali The champion’s body is made in the gym, but a champion is made in the mind first. What do you want be a champion of? What do you need to…

A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices… – William James Perhaps replace “thinking” with being thoughtful? People are always thinking . . . Their monkey minds always chattering away . . . How about you? Are you merely thinking, or being thoughtful?

I am a fan of the New York Football Giants. I am also a fan of excellent coaching and execution. As much as I enjoyed the Giants’ victories over the New England Patriots in Superbowls XLII and XLVI, I am also a fan of the Patriots. To say the Patriots under Bill Belichick (BB) are…