How To Achieve The Impossible “The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in determination.” - Usain Bolt This is from the man who undertook a four year journey to go from being an inexperienced sprinter to running the 100m in 9.58 seconds, while breaking the world record as well. Are you familiar with his story? Yes, Usain was gifted with natural talents and abilities. However, he strived to be the best on and off the track. He drove himself tirelessly with … [Read more...]
Summer Thinking to Make Great Things Happen
Summer Thinking Here’s some summer thinking for you and your partner or spouse to do. Work separately and then talk about the results afterwards together. Are you game? Consider what is a single really bad thing that might happen in your life? Not to be a downer, so select one really bad thing. Now write out WHO it happens to or with? WHY does this happen? WHAT exactly happens? WHERE does it happen? WHEN does this happen? HOW does it happen? Okay, now relax, as we are … [Read more...]
Be More Positive
How Many Times Am I Going To Be Told - Be More Positive When you speak to yourself in your own head — are you generally positive and reinforcing of your goodness and your positive qualities, or are you more often kicking your own self for something you said or didn’t say, or actions you took or didn’t take... and on and on. Which is it for you A – Positive or B – Negative? If you’re being totally honest it’s B and join the rest of us! Why? Why do we do this to ourselves? Have you ever … [Read more...]
It’s Really Not The End Of The World, Is It?
Ok if you’re not driving please sit down, place your hands comfortably in your lap and take a few deep breaths in and out through your nose. Do this slowly - maybe even have your eyes closed few a few minutes while you’re doing this. The idea is to get you to relax for a minute or three in your day. Regardless if you stream your information sources, obtain them from the web or from chatting at a bar, inflation, recession, Ukraine, climate change and more are the hot topics consuming … [Read more...]
Facing Failure on Road to Success
“The more you fail in the direction you wish to take toward success, the closer you are actually getting to achieving the success you desire.” Mitch Tublin When I said this at a workshop for an organization in 2010, one or two of these Senior Executives and High Prospect Managers attending nodded in agreement and acknowledgement. The others in the group, about two dozen, looked either in shock or grimaced at the thought of failing as a positive. “It’s okay”, I thought to myself, “this is … [Read more...]
Do You Have A Crow’s Nest?
If you have been aboard any of the popular ocean-going cruise ships, one of the popular night spots aboard is the club located on the top deck of the ship. The name is usually something like Roxy’s and then followed by the words ‘crow’s nest’. Why crow’s nest you might ask? The crow’s nest was critical to whaling vessels in spotting whales at sea as early as possible to direct the vessel to the whales and to have the crew prepare for the kill. This early sighting was made possible by having … [Read more...]
