It is time to get mentally tough. With advances in technology, the increase in employee workload, and the speed of change, you have to be mentally tough to survive. Unfortunately, it seems that stress, anxiety and emotions are winning when it comes to tough situations, which means you lose. Here are three suggestions to become
If you don’t like your job, then change the part you don’t like or find a new job. If you don’t like that you are in debt, then change it. If you don’t like how you feel about yourself, change it. BUT……it isn’t that simple (you say to me!) Yes, it is. So much of
This past week has been difficult for my family as we deal with the loss of someone by suicide. I even hate writing those words, I never expected to discuss this topic on a podcast or in a newsletter. So, excuse the detour from my normal writing and let’s talk about a very difficult subject. I am hoping
Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, a top contender for the middleweight title at the height of his boxing career in the mid-1960’s was wrongly accused of a horrific crime he did not commit: triple homicide. He went on trial, and a biased, bogus verdict followed: three life sentences. It was a dizzying fall from the heights
I love the brain of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (pronounced Chick-sent-meehayee). In fact I wrote 8 pages about him in my doctoral dissertation. I am fascinated by his research into the human state of flow, or what you might know as “being in the zone.” He describes it as the mental state of operation in which a
I relish finding examples and stories of individuals who have not only accomplished incredible things, but along life’s journey, they became stellar people. Read a little about John Huntsman Sr. journey. (The first time I heard the story I didn’t believe it). Do The Right ThingIn 1986, Jon Huntsman Senior made a verbal business agreement
Go back a few decades and very little of your career was up to you. Your boss decided what training you would receive, what promotions you would get and your end of the year raise. You had to impress your boss who was the gatekeeper to your future. That has all changed. 90% of your
For years I was trying to get access to Fortune 100 companies. When I launched my company I wanted to consult for the big names, the Fortune 100 companies, the organizations who would launch my company and help me become well known and respected in the consulting world. I would submit RFP’s and the big
I love the Olympics. I relish watching people display their incredible talent which has taken years of hard work, sacrifice and dedication to achieve. (Especially while so young). In a world full of distractions, social media, and a focus on fun and outer beauty I find these individuals a breath of fresh air. Like going
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Researchers worry that the constant checking of phones, apps, emails, texts and social media are creating short attention spans. Yet, those same individuals can binge watch hours and hours of shows like Game of Thrones, Walking Dead and Portlandia. An opposite reaction has occurred, the ability
