Years ago I had a friend who sold life insurance.
He didn't really like it and he only made enough money to pay his bills.
I suggested he find another kind of sales job; one he was better suited for and one he enjoyed.
He insisted he just needed to ...
Happiness—it's such a broad topic and one we tend to make more difficult than necessary. At work and in life, your level of happiness couldn't be more important.
I was recently a guest on The Energy of Success Podcast, hosted by author, speaker, and trainer Marc Schwartz.
Marc is an ...
One of my favorite authors on leadership is Bill Treasurer--and you can get a free chapter from his new book out today. Jim Kouzes, co-author of The Leadership Challenge said, "This is one of the most unique and valuable books you will read all year, and I highly recommend it."
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I recently came across someone who inspires me and who is doing incredible work with youth--someone who is changing their lives and doing it all on a volunteer basis. This is someone with vision, passion, talent and a drive to be a force of nature in a unique way.
His ...
Last week I watched a video of women gymnastics, comparing Olympic gymnasts from the 1950's and those currently competing. I'm sharing it to ask the question, "What is our real potential?" What have we learned since the 50's in terms of the human body's potential, mental potential and so on?
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When it comes to “motivating” others (and ourselves) there are three well-known phrases I see and hear a lot:
As a former psychotherapist and now as a coach for the past decade, I have spent thousands of hours ...
In 2007 Ursula Burns became the president of Xerox Corporation. In 2009 she became the CEO and In 2010 she was also named chairman of Xerox. That’s quite a success story, but like all success stories, there is a beginning.
For Ms. Burns, that beginning was as an intern ...
About nine years ago I wasn't doing well--in fact I was going through what some have called the "dark night of the soul."
I was burned out, angry, confused and couldn't see any way things were going to get better.
Things did get better, by far.
It took work ...
No too long ago I was coaching a client in his late sixties and he said something in passing. I paused and asked, "What did you just say, can you repeat that?"
I'm not going to share what he told me--but it was about a life-long dream he's had ...
If you read a book on happiness or listen to a speaker on the topic, we’re told that many, if not most people, have a happiness problem—they’re just not that happy.
You won’t hear that from me though. I think most people are fairly happy.
They’re “happy” in several areas ...
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