Long time readers know I view balance as something to be achieved weekly, monthly and annually, but rarely daily. I found the below article by May Busch, the Senior Adviser and Executive in Residence in Arizona State University’s Office of the President to express my feelings about balance in a similar way. Ms. Busch does […]
In his book, Resilience, Eric Greitens says resilience does not mean you bounce back from the hard experience. Instead, resilient people find healthy ways to integrate hard experiences into their lives. All this adversity and energy spent redirecting your efforts and focus drains your reserves. One key part of being resilient is to learn how to
We all love a great story. Humans are actually wired for stories because that’s how information has been passed down from generation to generation. We know this, yet we try to communicate on facts, features and benefits. This is fine IF we put stories behind everything. Storytelling taps into a primal relationship with the brain,
Almost a year ago, my mom passed away after a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s. I wrote a LIFEies Tribute to her after her passing (click here to read). I realized that I didn’t want to wait until my Dad passed to honor him, so here is a living tribute to my 83-year-old father. So this Thanksgiving week, I say thank you to
Rule #1 of my book, The Fantastic Life , is to know your story. Knowing your story does not mean you have to relive it every day. Rather it means we get to build on our story and add to it each and every day. If you don’t like a portion of your story, rewrite it
Doug Sysel (a reader of LIFEies), is a genuine person. He is who he is. If you spend 10 minutes with him, you would KNOW that he is a real person. And I love him for that. When I was coaching the Rat Pack (my club baseball team for youth), Doug would come to
True statement: The single biggest factor to success is your state of mind. The ability to control the things you can and accept the things you can’t. That is why we say the #1 rule for entrepreneurs is to “protect your confidence.” We all know that things are going to happen out of our control.
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When you tell others your story, what details do you include? Where you were born? What you do for a living? Specific moments made you who you are? Seth Godin is one of the top 50 bloggers in the world and I read his material daily. I have shared other blogs by Seth because
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Over the years, I’ve been on both sides of the interview table. Below is a list of great interview questions. Use these as you interview others OR prepare your answers if you are looking for a job. If you aren’t on either side of the table, why not ask yourself these just to see how
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Let me start with a statement: The inner voice is agnostic. It is negative, positive, irrelevant, and of course, important. Rule #1 of The Fantastic Life is, Know your Story. Our inner dialogue is part of our story — it is the most important “action” we can take every day to put us on the right
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