One of the Most Important Skills

Ultimately, we have just one moral duty: to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves, more and more peace, and to reflect it towards others. And the more peace there is in us, the more peace there will be in our troubled world. – Etty Hillesum The only thing that will change the world are the…

I’ve been doing some thinking about the fundamentals of achievement, success and living well. I’ve come up with three basics. I’m interested in what you think. Of course, there are many other aspects to success and living well, but I believe these sum up the foundation. (The first stands alone and the second are on…

It’s the people around us who shape us and our behavior. Ask the BIG question: “What do you want to achieve in life?” And then think, “Are the people I’m hanging around helping me achieve this?” – Craig Ballantyne This is one of the most difficult things to ask yourself. Humans are social creatures and…

You do. Now, in practice, goal-setting doesn’t work, for most people. Take New Year’s Resolutions, we all know how successful they are . . . . I’m not here to blame or cast aspersions, but to explain why goal-setting doesn’t work, for most people. *  *  * Okay, so the fundamental truth is: goals(etting) don’t…

The most difficult work many professionals do… is getting someone else to agree with their point of view and take action. The second most difficult work professionals do is developing a point of view in the first place. – Seth Godin Coaches ‘get’ people to (see their true) point of view and take action. We do…

FYI: While I don’t normally comment on current social issues or the like, I felt compelled to here. *  *  * I just saw a post on Facebook talking about how, in an effort to remember one’s child in the car seat, one leaves their left shoe on the seat next to the baby. That…