This is Gary. He is an expert at putting things off. Gary is a procrastinator. A victim of his own behavior. Sure, procrastinators usually miss opportunities because they’re so overwhelmed by what they have not done. And too little focused on what they need to do. You see? Procrastination is opportunities’s natural assassin. Kills productivity; […]
You have been asked by your boss to lead a team to tackle a huge project. Or you are moving. And you need to clean out the garage. Or a basement full of stuff that has accumulated over decades. The question with each of these is, “Where do I start! How do I get started!!” […]
Throw a small rock into a placid lake. It makes a splash. But more importantly, it has a rippling effect on the entire lake. Such can be the effect words can have when communicating. They can radiate, have far more impact than we think. Did you ever notice how you can connect with someone, with […]
Did you know that humans are the only animals on earth that can make a decision between stimulus and response? It is true. All other animals? Take a stimulus in one ear and speed it out the other. Instantly, without any thought. But we have what is known as a “mental screen” that allows us, […]
“As we go through life, there are no sufferings … Only challenges.” I read an article yesterday that inspired me to write this piece. As I describe all this. Please know I am relating this to illustrate the main point driving this piece. The impact of “positivity” … at the expense of full accuracy. Some […]
Jon Batiste, the renowned jazz musician, was featured on the CBS show “Sunday Morning” yesterday. His story was spellbinding. Surpassed only by the magic of his music. He closed a twenty minute interview saying simply, “Strap In.” These two words beaconed the depth of his challenges despite his great fame. The emotional wounds he and […]
It’s a month before my 75th birthday. A good friend of mine wanted to help me celebrate! While at lunch one day he asked me this. “You’ve coached literally hundreds of people over decades. Is there a common “thread” in each of them you can identify? A key to all your interactions with so many […]
There’s been quite a lot of commotion these days about the emergence of “Zoom.” A fabulous new technology actually. At the beginning of this year? Zoom sessions totaled about 10M per month. Today meetings, events, cocktail hours. Wow! We never have to go to the office any more. Maybe schooling on line can really be […]
An unexpected emotional aspect of this virus mess for me? A deepened feeling of sentimentality. Even a little check in with my mortality. People today say we’re realizing those things in life that are “really important, that matter” For me, remembering past experiences, relationships, joys are among my “really importants.” Yesterday I was looking at […]
You get out of bed … you brush your teeth … you eat your breakfast … you go to work … you come home … you eat dinner … you go to bed. Then you do it … all over again. Or at least you used to. Remember that TV Ad? All the things we […]