When I used to hear people say things like… “Just be YOU!” “You are unique!” “You are special!” …it always sounded to me like when a mother tells her child she loves him/her. Sure it is endearing, but it’s not necessarily true. Of course she thinks that – she’s their mother! However, after years ofRead More
I find it off putting when strangers email me saying “Let me know if I can ever be of service.” How am I supposed to know how or when you can be of service? I don’t even know what you do! To me, this is a lazy and uncommitted approach serving people. The intentionRead More
The modern meaning of the word ‘guru’ has come to represent a hyper egoic, self-branded, pseudo superhero. In its worst form is a polished personality selling an empty solution to making money or attaining your dreams. We’ve become so sick of this though. In the same way we have lost faith in mainstream media, lostRead More
You know how when you express love for someone, sometimes it is so intense that you tear up. You say “I love you, man” and your eyes start watering like a baby. I noticed that sometimes when coaching I have the thought to say something to the person in front of me but then IRead More
Imagine you are high up in the sky, looking down at somebody walking in a field. The person is moving in ridiculously haphazard directions. Stopping. Starting. Turning left right. Turning around. Repeating. They are not going in a straight line. They are not finishing anything. Imagine now you zoom in to a few feet aboveRead More
One of the ways I’ve learned to create success in business is by actively helping people – to provide some product or service – before they ever pay anything or become a client/customer. In countless industries, both in my own businesses and those of my clients, I’ve seen the willingness to ‘go first’ in givingRead More
When I was a little kid, I would go with my father to check on the houses he was building. I loved to explore the maze of timber sticks and breathe in the smell of sawdust. I remember one summer morning looking down a set of thin, temporary stairs that led into the basement. “Dad,Read More
My coach Rich posted an update on Facebook last year about how Yoda was wrong. He was saying that by denouncing ’trying’, he underestimated the power of the willingness to TRY. I agreed and suggested that at the same time, Yoda was right too. Too often people weaken themselves by ‘trying’ instead of committing.Read More
Lots of people I meet are scared to have the ‘money’ conversation. It feels like going into a dark, scary house at the end of the street that everyone says is haunted. You want to do it, but you don’t want to do it.Read More
When I talk about ‘action’, you might guess I’m suggesting it’s important for creating results. Actually, I’m talking about action for a much more important reason…Read More
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