For over 26 years my wife was plagued by a stifling habit. When facing a lofty goal, rather than focus on the exciting aspects of achieving the challenging feat, she’d place her attention on what would prevent her from accomplishing it. This is the story of how Amanda finally overcame this mental obstacle while training […]
When you’re focused on driving revenue, and wearing multiple hats like creating content, running payroll, ordering inventory, meeting with potential strategic partners, your emotional and physical bandwidth inevitably atrophy. As your to-do list continues to mount, it’s easy enough to miss deadlines, drop balls and even lose a client or two. If all of this […]
I was coming back to my car from a bike ride. As I pulled up, I glanced at the car parked beside mine. It had a small bumper sticker. On the first line, it said “I believe in the transformational power…” That’s as far as I saw. As I was mounting my bike back on […]
Whether you’re talking football or business, the 4th Quarter is crunch time. It’s the time to pull out all the stops so that you can win. How are you set up to finish your year? Will you hit your goals and feel great? Or will you resign yourself to falling short and hope for better […]
It goes without saying that we, as consumers, are constantly looking to purchase items that are unique and of value, i.e. have meaning and relevance, and will be useful to us in some way. You’re probably thinking I’m referring to your products or services, but how about the personal expertise you possess regarding the consumers […]
A little boy from my neighborhood rushed into our house with tears streaming down his flushed face, and slammed the door behind him. He limped into the living room, and before I could even ask him what happened, he showed me a bright purple mark on his thigh where a dog had just bit him. […]
I’ve recently completed my 75th Ironman in the past 17 months. As you can imagine, there are many moments when my body wants to stop, but I have to push forward to finish what I started. In those moments, I rely on my mind to do the heavy lifting. While there are dozens of mental […]
