The Mind is Everything

I’m a bit of a coffee geek. Meaning: I take great interest in the making of coffee. I’ve learned about such things as proper bean grinding, water sourcing, the nuances of extraction and optimal brew temperature. One lesson I’ve been a bit slow to learn is portioning of beans. Sometimes I do a bit more…

I’ve worked within organizations that believed that more resources would solve problems or move important initiatives forward. They were wrong because they igonored the fact that their systems were faulty or incomplete. When the HOW of what people are doing doesn’t work well, or work at all, it doesn’t matter how many people – hard-working, smart…

Make yourself proud. – Peter W. Smith Who do you spend the most time with? Answer: you. Who is the person whose esteem is most important, to you? Again: you. What makes this so powerful for me is when you approach it from a different angle. Who do you need to trust the most? Your…

We’re all familiar with this question, but the way we all process it is: What do you want to do when you grow up? I’m interested in who you want to be when you grow up, and now is as good as time as any to start being what you’ve always wanted to be. This notion is…

Most people do what they’re told. In rare cases, people go beyond what they’re told to do. Even more rare is someone who figures out what would be more valuable than just a bit more than they’re told. But there’s even more one can do . . . : I’ll let someone whom I respect…

I was talking with someone who said they weren’t really saving much anymore. He said he was using an online finances tracker that integrates with his accounts and tracks expenditures, income and assets but despite long-time use, just about everything that was coming in was going right back out. For me this begs a question:…