Should You Start Your Own Business?
First, let me share my bias. I’m an entrepreneur at heart. I like starting businesses and helping others start theirs. I love to see people create their own life-style and work hard to manifest their dreams. So, whenever I am asked “Should I start my own business?” My answer is, yes. Starting your own business may, or may not make sense for you. But, everyone can benefit from writing a personal business plan. The exercise will help you to think through [...]
The New Year’s Resolution I Already Broke
I had a few New Year’s resolutions. The one about not eating sugar only lasted until Wednesday when I succumbed to the taste of a warm chocolate chip cookie. The other declaration to lose a few pounds went out the door with it. By January 4th it occurred to me that I didn’t have very compelling goals, and not much at stake if I didn’t achieve them. This week, I have decided to take a new tact to my New Year’s resolutions. [...]
One Thing to Remember
I have enjoyed this year. It was particularly active with clients and travel. Moving from one house to the next, and spending time with family and friends. There have been opportunities that have strengthen my career, and a personal loss that has softened my heart. And in both, I was reminded of a valuable lesson. Life is largely what we create it to be. Circumstances can be difficult, yet productive in the sense that they clear away the past, help [...]
Should You Stay or Should You Go?
Life has a way of challenging our character. It presents us with opportunities to strengthen aspects of ourselves that will lead to greater fulfillment. Yet, the best path for our advancement can at times be a mystery. Do we stay or do we go when dealing with an unappreciative boss, a dysfunctional team, or a job that takes us too far away from our family? If there is still room to grow in your current situation you might want to [...]
A Special Note
I heard from a man on hospice this week. It was not just any man, but a close relative whose enthusiasm and curiosity for life has always inspired mine. He called not to say goodbye, but to tell me he was feeling better and that he wanted to share an experience with me. He struggled, through tears of joy, to put his feelings into words. “I am so filled with gratitude” he said, “it’s so deep and rich and it’s [...]
Are You Sharing Too Much?
Sometimes we share thoughts with another person that we later wish we didn’t share. Our body warned us before we opened our mouth. We felt that little jab in our belly urging us to stop. Yet, we said it anyway. We made a negative comment about one of our employees-- to another one of our employees. We leaked something that was told to us in confidence, or we shared too much personal information with somebody we hardly knew. We [...]