Dreams and History

Which one is stronger? Either can overpower the other. This afternoon I didn’t feel like going to the gym. But I hadn’t been since Saturday and my commitment to going three-to-four days per week was in serious jeopardy of being violated. So I went to the gym and worked out. Commitment > Mood.

I was just thinking about an exercise I could do with clients where we take a client goal, close our eyes and vividly imagine what it will be like when the goal is achieved. We would stir up positive, constructive, emotions  and actually experience the feelings that would accompany the new reality (that would exist…

Leadership is inspiring others to be more and do more through your character and message. *  *  * Thus, we are all leaders. Leadership is not reserved for heads of organizations or government, it’s something we all must cultivate and practice. Managers are leaders. Individual Contributors are leaders. Co-Workers are leaders to each other. Parents…

In a video Marshall Goldsmith (a respected and sought-after executive coach) talks about what he learned in regards to what truly matters in life. I am going to briefly summarize the six things Goldsmith says are necessary for a “good” life. *  *  * 1) Health I’ve often told myself the best investment I can make…

Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’ – Mary Anne Radmacher Sure, Hollywood wants us to believe that courage is primarily the domain of the well-muscled action hero, but real courage is more like the everyday person who makes a…

I had the blues because I had no shoes until upon the street, I met a man who had no feet. – Unknown It’s so easy to get used to the abundance and opportunity we enjoy here in the United States. So easy to forget that, even though our political system is far from perfect,…