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
It is 2018 and many of you have written New Years Goals. Things you want to accomplish, experience and ways you can make your life better this year. Let me offer a suggestion for adding just one more goal to your list. This goal when done daily will have more effect than all of your
Everyone talks about great ideas: ideas for their job, their organization or an exciting new innovation or invention. During research interviews I often hear about an individual’s great idea. When I ask what the response has been from sharing the idea with others and how they will implement or execute on the idea their eyes
One of the most important lessons I learned from my 17 years in large corporate is to not let others talk me into things that aren’t right for me. Have you ever been talked into doing something that you “just knew” wasn’t going to end up going well? (…and it didn’t!) I have, and I ended up
To be In Over Your Head means to be or become involved in a situation in which you do not have the necessary skills, knowledge, money or know-how to succeed. Sounds miserable, difficult and like it would require a lot of work to overcome. Who wants that? Most people don’t! Who wants to be a beginner and
