Years ago I taught the What If Technique to my friend, Chris. He has since taught it to thousands of people. He told me what recently happened to him at a retreat in Hawaii. Chris was sitting by the pool when this guy came up to him and said, “You changed my life!” and demanded […]
Kindness Habit
March 15, 2015 by Leave a Comment
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January 21, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The Illusion of Time Management
January 13, 2015 by Leave a Comment
People often talk about time management but we really cannot manage time. You cannot bank the time you saved today and have 24 hours and 45 minutes tomorrow. You cannot make the clock speed up or slow down. However, there are other things that we can manage. Priority Management: Are you spending your time on […]
GIVE
January 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment
John F. Kennedy famously said, “My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” So often people fall into the trap of thinking that someone owes them something – gratitude, respect, appreciation, support, recognition, opportunity – or maybe that life or God owes them […]
The Eeyore Walk vs The Tigger Walk
December 10, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Want to hear something absolutely ridiculous? We have zero problems with engaging in negative self-talk but find it weird, strange, and awkward to engage in positive self-talk. That is RIDICULOUS! Every time I coach a volleyball clinic, we do a simple drill. I throw the ball at the person and her job is to pass […]
Mock Comfort vs Real Comfort
November 6, 2014 by Leave a Comment
When we retreat from things that make us uncomfortable and take the easy path or let ourselves off the hook, we experience mock comfort. Sure we don’t have to deal with whatever that thing is which creates temporary short term relief. But, we have to deal with something else instead, something that is quite a bit […]
Play More to Earn More
September 27, 2014 by Leave a Comment
People often think that they have to work more and harder in order to become more successful. And then usually, the fun gets squashed out of it. Once we start working from that not fun place, some pretty serious consequences arise: productivity decreases, creativity decreases, inspiration decreases, energy needed to get started increases, effectiveness decreases, […]
