Life Design
Mindset Changes: Lose Your Limiting Beliefs, They Aren’t Yours Anyway!
I’ve not spoken to my father in over 20 years. Does that shock you? Does it make you feel sorry for me? (Please don’t.) Or, does it make you want to tell me to forgive and forget? Heck, you may even suggest (as some do) that I get in touch, it will make me feel…
How to Get Everything You Want Faster Than You Thought Possible, Really!
Do you know that every house I’ve ever wanted, and I’ve owned four, I’ve gotten because I believed they were mine before they actually were. I know that may sound totally crazy, and it’s entirely true. In each case, I visualized how I would live in the house, what it would be like to entertain…
Moving You Forward: How to Find More Meaning in Your Life
When you start out in life you are just focused on exploring. As you move from childhood to the teen years, you move from exploring to discovery. From teen to young adulthood it becomes about establishing yourself. As you mature it becomes about meaning. Interestingly in the age of the Millenials, their quest for meaning…
3 Weird and Wonderful Reasons to Welcome Imperfection in Your Life
Let’s face it, perfect is over rated and impossible to achieve. And striving for it will only serve to slow down your success and alienate a lot of people including your prospects and clients. You see, perfect means you are done, cooked, finished, finalized, complete. There is no more room for growth, no room to…
How to Jump into Success: It’s All In Your Shoes
I was in New Zealand for two weeks by myself. I’d only planned my five week adventure Down Under as far as my travel arrangements and transportation, the rest I left up to local concierges and guides. This is just how I roll. I don’t read guidebooks, GPS myself into the ground, or have a…
How to Overcome Roadblocks to Success: Clearing False Assumptions
The other day I was listening to the radio and they were talking with voters about what they wanted most. A woman got on the air and was expressing her concern about changes in medicare and medicaid because after all she was getting old (a whopping 62) and with age comes illness. What? That is…
Find Your Focus . . . Motivation to Move You Forward
The world is coming at us faster and faster. There are increasing demands on our time and our attention. It is essential to find your focus in order to get anything done. You cannot do it all, none of us can. So think carefully about what you most want to get done and what the…
How to Avoid Failure Every Time . . .
Recently, I had lunch with a dear friend of mine. It was a gorgeous sunny day, though still brisk with Spring on the way, but not yet here. We decided to stroll the neighborhood boutiques following a delicious bite to eat. It was a Monday, so not many other folks were out (hey there are…
What You and Einstein Have in Common that Will Set You Apart
All of us have obstacles to overcome. Some are smaller than others, but each of us has them. Every morning I am reminded of these obstacles by a dear friend who is fighting esophageal cancer. His caringbridge posts are often the first thing I read. Despite his obstacles, he is remarkably upbeat and a beacon…