How aware are you?
SUMMARY AWARENESS Awareness is a key attribute and a key characteristic in life. Self-awareness is most important. Most people don’t know who they are, how they’re hardwired, why they’re hardwired that way, or what their character flaws are. Awareness means ‘to have your antenna up’ – To be able to perceive at a high level; … Continued
Four Ways to Sow Success
Here is a little known fact about me. You may not believe it. Trust me, I’m telling you the truth. I love the Little House on the Prairie book series. I do! Really! My love affair with Little House started when I was a kid. I would lie on my couch and watch the TV … Continued
Is Attitude Everything?
SUMMARY ATTITUDE Attitude ISN’T everything, But it is one of the main things that you can take captive and control. We want to have awareness of our attitudes: Be seed-sowers. Be positive with our attitude. Make sure that we control it. An attitude can be a predisposition. Because of a past occurrence, it is possible … Continued
How to be a Good Gift Giver
Have you ever been stressed over buying a loved one a gift? Wondering: Will it fit? Will she like it? Is it the right color? Does she already have one? Is this too little? Too much? For me, this used to happen every Christmas. I didn’t mean to get overwhelmed with the gift buying process. … Continued
The Power of Belief
There was one time. . . I got a detention. Yeah, me. If you haven’t picked up on it already, I was quite a mischievous kid. I liked making people laugh and sometimes that got me into trouble. Well, this one time, I was pressured into tossing a huge wad of toilet paper, soaked in … Continued
Four Ways to Be a Better Connector
We are all communicators and connectors. We are communal beings and we love good company and fulfilling conversation. On one hand, communicating is very natural to us. Then, there is that other side to communication: where it can be awkward, it can feel contrived, it can be confusing and undesirable. My dad was the best … Continued
From Twinkle to Beethoven: Moving Ahead with Courage
Courage determines our potential. It is the dial of success. My two oldest kids are taking piano lessons this year. Some pieces they learn are instant hits: learned quickly and played daily, they become the family anthem for a short while. Then, there’s those other songs: Way too hard, Dad! I can’t do it! I … Continued
What Kind of Growth Environment Are You In?
When I coach people, I ask what surrounds them day in and day out. The people, activities, books, sounds… all these things influence us one way or another, for better or worse. Can you think of a movie you used to watch (or still do) that got you really pumped up? For me, it was … Continued
How to Embrace Change
For a while now, my front door has been purple. Not just purple: the Joker Purple. I’m not kidding. It’s a long story about how it got to be that way but my wife never liked it. (I thought it was cool!) Recently, it was finally time. She asked me: Please, please, please can we … Continued
How You Know You Are Connecting
The Salvation Army has the coolest signal ever – the little bell. I don’t know if you have ever seen or heard the bells but they scream, “Look at me and give me some money!” I was walking through a store that had a volunteer ringing the bell and asking for donations – I could … Continued
