Goals are No Joke

This morning, I was reading something my mentor wrote about how our goals are important and require consistently diligent effort. This made me pause about one of my own goals thatI keep saying I want to complete, but I only have a vague plan with actions that aren’t necessarily helping me cross the finish line. 

Starting Now

Start now. Where else would or could you start? This is true if you are embarking on something brand new, or you have been at a goal a long time. The key is to strike up fresh commitment, determination, and resolve. While this is easier said than done, it doesn’t matter how big or small

Your Advocates – Time Sensitive

Who are the people who help you achieve your goals and dreams by sharing their knowledge, opportunities, and support? If you don’t already have a list, please create one.  Then look at your list and decide who you want to thank for their belief in you and their encouragement. You can share what you value

Before You Limit Yourself

Placing limits on yourself. This is something I do almost without thinking. I set out something I want to do and almost immediately let doubt creep in. This self-doubt drives me to automatically making a list of the reasons I won’t achieve my goal, along with cataloging my limitations.  This may make me sound like

Courageous Hope

I remember attending a leadership workshop in California when I was working in San Francisco. The class seemed solid until the facilitator made a comment that seemed irresponsible and outright mean. He said that hope was for cowards and failures. Creating hope was for weak people who didn’t have resolve, conviction, or backbone. The tone

Life-Changing: Good or Not So Good?

Many things can be life-changing. Yet, in the end, are you better or worse after whatever you experience? A friend of mine, tells whomever will listen, that the specifics of what happens are not nearly as important as the value you create from them. This sounded a little overly optimistic, but made sense in principle

The Appreciation Multiplier

The word appreciation is a very interesting one. While many think of appreciation as being gratitude – which it is – isn’t not the only definition. The other really important meaning of appreciation is growth. We want things important to us to appreciate. Beyond this, appreciation is a powerful multiplier. When you share appreciation with

How to Shape Your Future

There was a time when I was stuck in a never-ending rehashing of negative things that happened early in my life. While the facts of my life are verifiable, knowing them did little to change my being stuck. In fact, the more justified I felt, the more engaged I was with my own negativity. A

Please Don’t Do This

“Please Don’t Do This” sounds like a warning to stay away from something that is not good for you. In this case, it’s likely not what you think. What I want you to avoid are not foods, activities, or people that might upset your life;  it is to refuse to believe negative ideas about yourself

Stop or Go for Success and Happiness?

I often struggle when I hit an obstacle because I am not sure if it is a “sign” to move forward with even more determination OR a “sign” to pivot. Regardless, I learn what action to take based on the insights I gain from meditating and my tiny low risk “experiments”. This all said, I