MasterCard, Visa, or Discomfort If we want to get from point A to point B via airplane, we will need a ticket. There are some costs involved in getting this ticket – time, effort, and money. If we want to go from where we are now to better results or a better life, there is […]
It is what we do next that matters
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Your Inner Marine
July 10, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Your Inner Marine Marines are trained to move towards danger. What if we sort of borrow a page from their playbook and train ourselves to move towards discomfort. What if that becomes our instinctive response – to go ahead and do the things that scare us because we know that they move our lives forward. […]
Out of Control Optimism
April 18, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Optimism is a good thing. But when optimism becomes mandatory, when people have it that there is no other option but to be optimistic, optimism can cause real problems. There is a fine line between optimism and delusion. When we have to be optimistic, we cannot see what we need to see. We cannot see […]
Redefining Risky Business and the Safer Path
April 13, 2015 by Leave a Comment
It is almost impossible to escape the gravitational pull of our comfort zones when we are operating under the story that comfort equals safety. The number one human need is safety and survival – so if we have it wired that getting out of our comfort zone is not safe – it will be impossible […]
