Do. Or Do Not. There is no Try.

As the great Jedi-master, Yoda, said to his young protégé Luke. Some of the best advice about commitment and goal setting that I have heard. It’s in the power of language. The choices you make when you state – emphatically – to do something. Or not.

This time of year is filled with resolutions that are [...]

A Life Re-do.

If given the chance to start fresh, would you? It’s a question that was prompted from my reading of Rules for Renegades by Christine Comaford-Lynch this morning. Interesting. The original questions stems from author, Diane Conway, asking people this very question, “How many of you would start over if you could?” [...]

Who’s in your Circle?

It’s not another wireless ad – but it’s all about connection and networking.  
Everyone’s got a Circle, whether you call them that or not.  These are your trusted advisors. Your mentors. These are the people you seek out for advice. And it’s the first group you want to run to and share your successes.  So, [...]

Fake it till you make it – instead, try this…

How about this instead, “Live as if…”  Live as if it’s already occurring in your life.  Live as if, you have already achieved it.  Live as if…(you fill in the blank!).
This phrase, as opposed with “Fake it til you make it” allows you and I to be real, authentic and live life with intergrity and [...]

Excellent Habits.

On the elliptical machine at the gym, a women wore a shirt with this phrase – “Excellence is not an act.  It is a habit.” Last night I was reading in The Power of Focus, the precursor to Jack Canfield’s The Success Principles, a chapter of creating habits.  Interesting concept.  Habits are those things I’ve [...]

Enhance your PMO – positive mental outlook!

From the great cop shows – everyone’s got an MO.  And, everyone’s got a PMO.  Positive Mental Outlook.  If you’re thinking this is another way to say, “is it ½ full or ½ empty” well, it’s that – AND more!  There has been a lot written about positive mental attitude and how it contributes to [...]

Improv 2 Improve

I’ve been studying a great deal about Innovation as of late.  One of the core concepts I have taken from my research is that innovation requires implementation.  Or it’s just another idea floating around.  We have too many ideas just floating about – many generated by useless and unproductive meetings.  However, one of the concepts [...]

Cheat (some time for yourself!)

Not too many books like this give you permission to cheat.  But cheating – cheating time for yourself is important to experience if you are interesting in moving closer to the Point of Passion. I would suggest that you are already cheating some time by taking the time to read – and act upon – [...]

Trek towards another goal

After a really great conversation with the “Diva of Do!” – my friend Cathy Paper,  I am chomping at the bit to get this going again.  She’s one of the founders of the energy behind Live Dynamite. 
The quest I am on is to write my book.  And achieve another goal I set out to [...]

Life Satisfaction – 5 Ingredients for Success

I’ve been reading lately about positive psychology and came across something I thought was quite interesting in helping to determine how satisfied with life I am. Seems there’s a correlation between the five following ingredients and one’s overall satisfaction with the life you’re leading.