People Really Do Change
My profession is built on the concept that people can change. With self-awareness, and the discipline to modify thinking and behavior, people are capable of remarkable shifts in health, happiness and effectiveness. Nearly all of my clients make improvement, and some make extraordinary progress. The exceptional clients share a [...]
How To Stay Disciplined and Avoid Regret
"Everyone must choose one of two pains: The pain of discipline or the pain of regret." ~Mark Twain Why is discipline, the essential element of success, so difficult? Because it requires that we put down the fun stuff for the time being and focus on the actions that will achieve our goals or align [...]
A Thought I Can’t Forget From Asia
I am several weeks back from my trip to southeast Asia. Yet, there is a scene that is permanently inked in my mind. I feel stronger every time I think of it, so I thought it was worth sharing. One morning in Cambodia, I was walking on a [...]
The One Thing That Will Get You Ahead
People that are decisive get ahead. It’s really that simple. They don’t wait to know enough, or be enough, or get enough people to agree with them before they act. Instead they have the ability to look at any situation and quickly assess the relevant information and the [...]
If You Have Ever Felt a Little Broken
I recently heard about a Japanese art form called Kintsugi. Also known as the “golden repair.” Kintsugi is the art of restoring broken pottery with a bond made of powdered gold, silver, or platinum. As a philosophy, it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of [...]
The Arrows We Launch
My daughter got married this weekend. It was a beautiful wedding that has left me feeling both complete and exhausted. This morning, in the aftermath of such a joyful event, I am reminded of a passage that I read not long after she was born. It is from the book, The Prophet, [...]