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Fear In Disguise
Oct 16, 2023
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A message for my creative friends, borne of love and compassion:
There are many thoughts and behaviors that impede our progress and make it more difficult to achieve our goals. What appear to be unrela...
Confidence Cycle
Sep 25, 2023
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A confidence cycle is the diametric opposite of the proverbial “downward spiral.”
We all know the downward spiral as it applies to health, for example.
Let’s look at a fictional character, “Joe.” Joe i...
The Habit of Procrastination
Sep 04, 2023
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The “P" word. The habit of procrastination is one of the great killers of productivity, self esteem and success in business and life.
Procrastination wastes our time, makes us feel bad about ourselves,...
Inspiration vs. Distraction
Jul 31, 2023
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How can you tell the difference between inspiration and distraction in a world that offers so much of each? I wouldn’t think to advise you about anything that I haven’t thought about/struggled with
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Not a Dress Rehearsal
Jul 03, 2023
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Life isn’t a rehearsal where you can request a do-over. You don’t have the luxury to rehearse your lines until they are perfect. You’re living in real-time. This very minute, as you read this post, yo...
Stuck
Jun 12, 2023
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You know the feeling. You’re not where you want to be and you can’t seem to move on to…anywhere. You’re just stuck.
You can be stuck anywhere. In relationships, in your work or school, in your hobbie...
Don't Care
Jun 05, 2023
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“I don’t care.” We sound indifferent, even callous when we say it. It is difficult to imagine a positive connotation for this simple phrase that is used to imply consent (“Can I go to Tom’s house?”), ...
Experience
May 22, 2023
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Astronaut and test pilot Colonel Frank Bowman once described experience as it relates to aviators: A superior pilot uses his superior judgment to avoid situations which require the use of his superior...
Be Who You Are
May 15, 2023
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At first glance it seems obvious, redundant. How could you not be who you are? Who else could you be?
The truth is far from simple. We are actors, manipulators, liars, in a world of actors, manipulat...
Hardcore Happiness
May 08, 2023
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If you follow my Instagram or Twitter accounts, you will know that I use #HardcoreHappiness as a tag to organize my posts and those of like-minded others. Happiness is obviously desirable, but why “ha...
Give 100 Percent
May 01, 2023
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“Full send,” “Go for it,” “Be all you can be.” What does it really mean to give 100 percent?
The concept is as old as human ambition, and has been co-opted by marketing agencies ad nauseam (there is ...
The Death of Critical Thinking
Apr 17, 2023
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We are witnessing the death of critical thinking.
It has been ill for many years, despite the best efforts of those of us who understand that it must survive in order for humanity to prosper. The rel...
How to Balance Work and Life
Apr 10, 2023
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“How can I balance work and life?”
Ah, the perennial issue for among high-performing adults. At first glance, the dilemma makes sense. The “balance” question is the plaintiff cry of working folks who...
