Video of UIsJtbCCtDE We all need to make a time and place that offers us mental space. Your space might be your car as you drive home after work, a reading or meditation corner in your house, your bathtub, your gym, a nearby park where you walk—anywhere you can be alone with your thoughts.…
During my family holiday visits, we play lots of ping pong--a favorite indoor sport of ours. Over many games and tournaments certain players dominate, and a clear trend emerges. The consistent winners use the full ping pong table to their advantage. They keep opponents moving, guessing and reacting to an array of shots in different…
Here we go again! I frequently tell my clients that no trend goes on forever. My mom used to say, "This too shall pass." Both phrases keep us humble when we are at the peak and hopeful when we are in the valley. In December of 2008, I wrote a manifesto titled "Here We…
The classic quote goes, Winners never quit and quitters never win.... NOT! The truth is quite the opposite - winners always quit. Here's a personal story about quitting with business implications... Swoosh! The same sound I heard the last three shots as I catch the basketball after it glides through the net creating music to…
The blinding speed of today's information-saturated, time-deprived, hyper-competitive world forces us to run, run, run just to keep pace. Alarm! Snooze button. Alarm! Shower. Shave. Phone on. Check headlines. Check voice mail. Check email. Google dog groomer. Make dinner reservations. Microwave breakfast. Drive to office. Check email. Check schedule. Text Junior about afternoon pickup time…
Letting go of old habits isn't easy. As my friend Byrd Baggett says, "You have to let go to grow." Comfort certainly has its advantages – your comfy chair in the living room, a comfortable routine at work, a comfortable relationship. With all the advantages of comfort, here are some things you should know about…
Rules of engagement help define how your team will interact. They are like the "We Card." signs you see in every convenience store. Those signs were created to help the store workers identify and prevent age-restricted sales of tobacco to minors. In the past, convenience store workers had to ask each customer wanting to…
Like many of us, I learned about goal-setting early in my career. However, it was only a few years ago that I experienced firsthand the true power of dreaming big. It came at the hands of someone quite small. My daughter was seven at the time. She loved to play catch, and I did also.…
No matter what you do, time marches on at its own pace – tick, tick, tick. There's nothing you can do to change that (unless you can travel close to the speed of light). Time is a great equalizer; it runs at the same speed for everybody, rich or poor, jet pilot or snail farmer.…
In last week’s issue, we discussed the first of four adherence accelerators to help sharpen your focus. The second adherence accelerator is to identify your one thing. For the purposes of sharpening focus, your “one thing” is the one activity that most directly helps you execute your plan. It’s the most vital of your vital…
