“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...]
What Do You Value More – Physical Attributes or Mental Toughness?
"Champions aren’t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them―a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have the skill, and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill." – Muhammad Ali Simon Sinek asks us to “Start With Why”. Why does he ask us this question? It’s so we think about and come to grips with this – define our why? Define our desire, our dream, our vision. It’s what Muhammad Ali is saying to us. Yet, even with Covid and lock downs, have … [Read more...]
Time To Take Out Your Head Trash?
Our human minds are always thinking thoughts. In fact, experts say the mind thinks between 60,000 – 80,000 thoughts per day. This translates to an average of 2500 – 3,300 thoughts per hour. What we do not know for each person is how many of these thoughts are positive influences or negative influences on our lives. After all, it is a fact that the brain controls everything in our body. Time to take out your head trash? Any oceangoing ship or boat carries ballast. Ballast is material … [Read more...]
Glass Half Full or Glass Half Empty – What Do You See?
A number of people were not pleased. In my article titled: “Can It Get Any Worse” they felt let down. There were no seagoing or ship references! “Did you forget or something!” they asked me. Sorry – not sorry – sorry. Seriously I’m not into being a politician. So it was my fault and I’m sorry for anyone who was disappointed. What is your attitude each day? Do you choose to go with the flow and virtually always seek to find the positive aspects in situations? Or do you choose negativity … [Read more...]
Where Are We Going?
You may have noticed some changes in the weekly delivery of these articles. The new design and the themes of the articles. This year each month will have a theme. All of the themes will be nautical and related to ships and the open sea. This month the theme is Anchors. Each week the article will describe an aspect or a fact or use of an anchor. This will then be related to a subject in personal development or career growth. If you would like to offer suggestions to the monthly theme … [Read more...]
