It’s February. That’s means it’s the month of love… and Black History… and Ground Hog Day… and National Homemade Soup Day (yup, apparently that’s real and Feb 4th.) It’s also been a heck of a month politically. If you haven’t noticed, we had a presidential election here in the USA, and it’s been a doozy.… Read More
Inspiration is worthless.
I recently attended a multi-day workshop with Suzanne Evans and Larry Winget. I was there to work on my public speaking abilities but came away with a few nuggets that had me scribbling notes like crazy. I’d like to summarize a few for you today. 1. Inspiration is worthless. Motivation is an action… Read More
Distractions pull you off your game
Distractions are everywhere. (If you ever find yourself with time to kill – Google “distractions” and see how many articles/websites/references are available for your time wasting.) It isn’t always possible to avoid them. Your phone dings or rings, there are people in your life who need things from you urgently, emails come in… you know… Read More
Multi-Tasking Sucks
Multi-tasking sucks. No, really, it sucks: it sucks the quality out of your work; it mischievously and devilishly sucks the time out of your day; and it has you spinning is circles so that it feels like nothing gets completed. Since the 1960’s, researchers have studied people’s ability to multi-task and have determined that our… Read More
Happy Holidays 2016
Hello my friends, family, and coaching clients, and collaborators! I’m thankful for each of you in my life, and for the great year that has been 2016. This year my life had the flame turned up with the purchase of property in Sonora, with an eye towards retirement; I got serious about my coaching… Read More
Customer UnService – a Rant
Last week I had a very frustrating experience in customer service. They lost my order. Not only did they lose my order, but they didn’t make it until I was mad enough to ask the second time. I was so upset that I came home and complained to the corporate office. In retrospect, it’s given… Read More
What keeps you going?
It seems like I’m hearing stories of people being “stuck” everywhere right now. This unproductive state is where our dreams die. This is the place where the status quo lives. The people who are successful are those who make plans, and then, no matter how much they don’t want to do something, do it anyway.… Read More
When a “no” isn’t really a no.
Ok, there is a lot of discussion about “No” when it applies to dating, even some really funny videos about it, but when it comes to business, some of us hear one “no” and run for the hills. In business however, “no” can often mean “not right now” or even “maybe later” – and unless… Read More