It’s Not What You Say

When you were younger did you ever hear this?”It’s not what you say.  It’s how you say it!”  Those words from our mothers ring even more true today.  With hundreds of new forms of communications, there are constantly new ways to...
Focus on What You Can Do

Focus on What You Can Do

I just finished the book “The 12 Week Year” and it has me thinking a bit differently about my goals.  I have always been a big goal setter.  But as the book points out, annual goals can sometimes be tough to set (and achieve).  (This ends up...

What Forgiving Does

When you forgive someone, you don’t release them of their indiscretions.  You don’t (necessarily) say “what you did is okay.” When you forgive someone, you release yourself from your anger…and move on.

Keep Your Head on a Swivel!

When I was on the high school football team (hard to believe, I know) I remember a coach yelling “Keep your head on a Swivel!”  The idea was to be aware of your surroundings at all times, so you didn’t get clobbered.  If you were looking...

After it Stops Being Fun

Each new project or workout plan or business or job starts with a great deal of excitement.  This time will be different!  It’s called “uninformed optimism.”  We start with the vision of all of the great changes that are coming our...