Staying Comfortable Can Have a High Cost
From a young age you are taught it’s important to be staying comfortable. As babies someone is there to make you comfortable by providing the necessities of food, shelter, and warmth. It makes sense as you grew you associated comfort with these necessities. You say you want more and yet when you have to make […]
What Is The Halo Effect?
What is the Halo Effect you ask? General Norman Schwarzkopf said the role of the leader is to tell the truth – don’t make the situation better or worse than it is. His advice refers to a cognitive bias that many of us will experience called the “halo effect.” Our overall impression of a […]
Growing or Dying?
You are either growing or dying. Often when people create their plan for success they focus on business results, physical results and/or personal results. Do you have a plan for GROWTH right now in your life? We have all heard the saying, “you are either growing or you are dying,” and yet are you purposeful […]
Giving
“I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.” – Maya Angelou According to Charity Navigator, Americans annually donate approximately 8.1 billion volunteer hours and give about 3% of their income to charities. Giving also includes helping your neighbor, leading a hand to a stranger or offering a smile […]
The Key to Permanent Change
Getting It Off, Once and For All… Americans are spending over $60 billion a year in an effort to lose weight. And most of the investment goes down the drain because two-thirds regain the weight within a year and 97% gain all the weight back within five years (Marketdata Enterprises). The secret to making lasting […]
Fixed or Growth Mindset
Carol Dweck is a pioneering researcher in the field of motivation. She has studied our brain’s capacity to learn and solve problems. When presented with a problem that is too hard to solve, she noticed that people react with a “fixed mindset” by thinking they are not smart enough to solve it or with a […]
Everybody Hates Me
Everybody is a little extreme. Who is everybody? Can I be 100% confident EVERYBODY hates me? I think my Mom likes me…at least a little bit. In all seriousness, how often you use words like: all, nobody, everybody, always, and never? “Everyone is struggling.” “No one is doing well in this economy.” “I always get […]
Emotional Guidance Scale
Have you ever been told you were emotional? I think we all have. All of us can experience a range of emotions every day from joy and hope to frustration, overwhelm or fear. Negative emotions can be a call to action, telling us something needs to change. When you pay attention to these signals, you […]
Life is a Ride. Don’t Miss It!
Our present moment is a mystery that we are part of. Here and now is where all the wonder of life lies hidden. – Wayne Dyer There is a story of a young man who traveled across Europe on the Euro Rail, and while on the train he was busy looking at pictures of where […]
Creating a Powerful Culture with 3 Values
Value #1: Don’t let the fear of making a mistake prevent you from taking action. The May 25, 2014 New York Times profiled Brett Wilson, C.E.O. of TubeMogul, a video advertising software company. In the interview, Brett talks about three values he created in the company culture which have contributed to their success. What […]