The Myth of Mindset Magic

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I’m getting really tired of hearing people preach about changing mindset and then walking away from the problem like they’ve just waived a magic wand and magically the world changes once and for all. It’s a lie! Change takes commitment. You can wave the magic wand of mindset and all of a sudden, it’s like… Read More

Plan B is a Business Killer

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I was recently asked to consider whether or not I had a “Plan B” for my business. The question wasn’t in response to whether or not I had ideas about different streams of revenue or how to grow my business, but about calls I was making and people I was talking to. Her point was… Read More

Pain vs The Magic Pill Stories

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It’s my belief that we, at least here in the US, have a long held belief that we must suffer to succeed. I call it the “child birth” story, but it’s simply this: we must endure great hardship in order to achieve success, and that hardship could even kill us. Have you heard any of… Read More

It’s all about love…

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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   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

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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?

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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