Life Lessons from 84 Holes of Golf
“Par for the course” is doing really well
Life is one shot after another. Sometimes you can’t find your ball; sometimes you look like you know what you’re doing. Play on.
goals
What Do You Really Want in Your Life?
And do you have the courage to cultivate it?
Every now and then, things creep into our schedules that don’t belong there. Like Michelangelo, we need to remove the bits that don’t look like our masterpiece.
Six Ways Your Family will Struggle Without a Vision
Every team needs a leader, even a family
All leaders need a vision for their team, not just at work. Here are six ways your family will struggle, too, if you don’t have a vision.
Why It’s Hard to See Progress in the Moment
Progress is only visible over time
It’s hard (if not impossible) to see the progress we’re making if we only look at a snapshot. We need to compare snapshots over time to spot the difference.
5 Mistakes That Will Keep You Spinning Your Wheels
What to do when you just can’t get any traction
Without traction, your car is going to sit there, slide uncontrollably, or possible get completely stuck. Here are five reasons why your goals might be just as stuck, despite all the work you’re doing.
How to Make Your Comfort Zone Less Comfortable
Sometimes, we need a stick more than a carrot
Sometimes, it’s hard to change simply because we’re pretty comfortable where we are. Here are some tips—and caveats—to make the status quo a little less comfortable.
How to Set a Strategic Vision for Your Life
Reach your dreams sooner by heading in the right direction
Setting a strategic vision is some of the most important thinking you can do to take your life in the direction you want to take it. Chances are you’re already doing it and calling it daydreaming.
How Much Time Should You Spend on Daily and Strategic Planning?
Supercharge your focus in less time than it takes to charge your phone
In less time than it takes to charge your phone, you can change your reality. The challenge is that some thinking needs larger blocks.
How to Shift from Chasing Your Dreams to Living the Dream
Move to the intersection of vision and action
I lived in Colorado Springs after I graduated from college. Wonderful town. Absolutely loved my time there. One day, I was at a networking event. They started things off by asking an icebreaker question: If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? As we went around the room, people were naming […]
How to Combine Past and Present to Build a Better Future
A brief discussion of Harrison R. Merril’s “Christmas Eve on the Desert”
You can’t change what you’ve done in the past, but you can take action today to change how your past affects your future.