More Than A Living, A Fortune

“Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for.” – Socrates Anything you want to do has been done, and written about… sort of. I believe there are two key things we can learn from those who have gone before: 1) that…

The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little ‘extra’. – Jimmy Johnson Just as no achievement is created with one act, neither is there a tremendous gulf between decent and great. At least not in each act along the way. Sure, the difference between doing nothing and something is great, but it’s generally not…

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will. – Vince Lombardi Clarity. That’s where will, and its power, comes from. When you’re clear on what you want, and why you want it, there’s little-to-nothing that can stop you.

I’m going to let you in on a bit of a secret. You have to promise not to tell the ICF that I told you this or I could get in really big trouble. Deal? Coaching works for three reasons (and they don’t all jibe with what the ICF says on their web-site): One, because…

. . . is to get really, really, really good at answering the question: what’s the best thing I can do now? When you develop greater awareness to ask the question more often, and especially at key moments, you will make better decisions. And when you commit to learning and growing you ask that question…

“There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.” – Peter Drucker I (might) take this idea too far sometimes. I take pride in the idea: “I don’t always do everything I could, or ‘should,’ but whatever I do, I do well.” I know that, deep-down, more-often-than-not, it’s…