Episode 14 You Must Die to be Born Again
How many feel like there is more within you than you have become? I did. I was stuck in a vicious cycle of perfectionism Never achieving enough. Never being enough. To change, I had to do something. I had to kill myself. I’m speaking metaphorically of course. I had to kill the old me that […]
Episode 13 Coaching and Mentoring Can Turn Good Moves into Great Ones
When you find a good move to make, make an even better one! How? By being coached and mentored. I was watching a TV segment this year that featured this out of work telecom worker hired by a friend to work as an elementary school custodian. Introducing custodian David Bishop of Hampton, Main USA In […]
Episode 12 Fear of Mistakes Stopping You? Just Tango On!
From the movie, Scent of a Woman, Al Pacino is a cantankerous, blind, and retired army colonel. He’s depressed and miserable His two favorite loves in life now: Jack Daniel’s and women As to women, he could describe the physical aspects of a women merely by hearing her voice. He also had this strange ability […]
Episode 11 “Are You Okay?” Countering with Class
Today’s 2MMM: “Are You Okay?” – Countering with Class That simple response: “Are you Okay?”, can counter rudeness and aggressiveness in business and in life Sometimes you find people just down right rude, unkind, or overly aggressive. It can be at a dinner table with friends, where playfulness and sarcastic comments can go too far. In my space in personal […]
Episode 10 Honor Freedom with an Extraordinary Life
July 4th, when we celebrate our Independence Day. Also the day I celebrate my birthday! Yes, I’m a 4th of July baby. This holiday celebrates our birth as a country. When we declared ourselves FREE! Free from tyranny. Free from oppression. Free to believe what we want. Free to rule ourselves in a democracy of the […]
Episode 9 Progress Will Lead You to the Boiling Point of Transformation
In my coaching of medical practices in the personal injury space, I have a standard catch phrase: “Progress is Perfection.” So why that? Because perfection really is NOT achievable, in ANYTHING. Now, when you progress, you move forward. You get better and you keep getting better. And there is a point, as you progress, where ONE THING you haven’t done before, can lead you to an entirely […]
Episode 8 Beat the Payment Death Zone With a Solid Base Camp
Beat the Payment Death Zone with a Solid Base Camp In high-altitude mountaineering, you enter what they call the “death zone”. An altitude so high you get oxygen deprivation. Your body starts to shut down, and you can make bad decisions. That can lead to accidents and even death. So what do you do if you see a storm coming […]
Episode 7 Our Deepest Fear is Not What You Think!
My apologies, this one is a minute longer than usual, but for a good reason. I hope you don’t mind. I love movies as you know. I recently watched Coach Carter, staring Samuel Jackson, who is coaching a high school basketball team in the City of Richmond in Northern California. Coach Carter is all about […]
Episode 6 Focus on the Good You Did Not What You Did Good
Focus on the GOOD You Did, Not What YOU Did Good I’ve had 7 children, 6 of them boys. Here’s a stat I found interesting: 90% of parents say one of their top priorities is that their children be caring. But when you ask children what their parents want for them, 81% say their parents value achievement the most. That had […]
Episode 5 Embrace The Ripple Effect
This is a really important day – Memorial Day. Honoring the sacrifices of the men and women who have served and paid the ultimate sacrifice for us and our country, to provide us the freedom we enjoy. World War I, World War II, Vietnam, Korea, Iraq, etc. and currently. A friend of mine, his son had […]
