goals
Empowering people to make strengthening choices
My Ideal Self, 10 Years in the Future
o This is the time of year when many of us set goals. In fact, I spend the first few days of the new year thinking through my personal and professional goals. It was a useful exercise and I’ve come away with clarity and enthusiasm for this upcoming year. In general, our goals have to […]
A New Year, A New Kind of Resolution
Here we are at the start of 2022—a new year, a new beginning, a new kind of resolution. Our brains like new starts. A 2014 study from the Wharton business school called it “the fresh start effect.” They defined this as a landmark moment in which we take an accounting of ourselves. We relegate imperfections […]
Bouncing Back-Lessons from Watching a Child Learn to Walk
What if we use setbacks to inspire and motivate rather than deflate us?
Self-Doubt
Self-doubt shows up as different voices in your head. You get to decide how much power to give those voices. Why not listen to something bigger?
Most People Want to go to Heaven, but They Don’t Want to Die to Get There
Most people want to go to heaven, they just don’t want to die to get there. I chuckle every time I hear this phrase. We want the rewards that come from big goals but fear the price. This is true in so many areas of life. For example, I may want: to be lean and […]
How to Stay Up Beat at Work
Last week my blog was an interview with a friend who was complaining about becoming a grumpy old man due to the increasing demands and expectations put on him by his employer. This is a pretty common phenomenon for a lot of people these days as companies cut costs and run lean, expecting their existing […]
Defining Your Purpose
Three Levels of Vision There are three levels of a personal vision or rules to define your purpose, all equally important—why, how and what. “Why” do you exist? What is your personal mission or your purpose? As you step back from your day-to-day routine, how do you define what your life is about? Answering this […]
