January 5, 2015

Four game changers you already control

And…the race is on. Have you noticed that everyone’s an optimist this time of year? The “happy” of a new year is infectious. We stoke our imagination with the changes we’ll make, the new goals we’ll pursue. This year ...

January 2, 2015

Plant a time capsule for your future self

Welcome to 2015. A new year begins, and with it renewed aspirations. Which makes it the perfect time to plant a time capsule–to your future self. In their book, The Small Big: Small Changes that Spark Big Influence, authors ...

December 11, 2014

How to have a personal planning retreat [podcast]

How to take a personal planning retreat [podcast]

Tomorrow I’ll take a hike… Well, actually, more like a trek. I’ll be off on my annual personal planning retreat. Over the last 25 years, these times away have become more and more meaningful to me. Despite all the things ...

June 12, 2014

How to create habits for your next great beginning [podcast]

Mark Twain once quipped, “Nothing so needs reforming as other people’s habits.” What’s so easy to see in others, is difficult to spot in ourselves— especially so when we set out to create habits that support our long term ...

May 5, 2014

Why I’m launching the Dream Intensive Mastermind

Let’s face it. Most of us have more ideas than we could ever hope to accomplish in one lifetime. I even created a tee-shirt to express that creative angst. Oliver Wendell Holmes famously wrote: “Many people die with their music ...

April 17, 2014

The clearest path to lesser goals

Especially when I’m tired or overwhelmed, I get fluid and, like water, follow the path of least resistance. This quote is a good reminder to stay vigilant on pursuing my greater goal. When are you most tempted to ...

March 18, 2014

How to use old habits to form new ones

All of us have new habits we’d like to form. Like exercising or reading or even (ahem) flossing. Yet, habit formation doesn’t come easy. That’s because forming new habits require repetition under similar conditions. Most of us don’t ...

January 24, 2014

My New Year goals progress report

Progress report: With the first month of the new year nearly behind me, I’m not at all concerned about making my goals for the year. That’s not hubris. It’s certainty. I already know I won’t achieve them—or at ...

December 20, 2013

In the company of fear

“Stop your constant chatter. And scoot back, I’m trying to drive here.” My passenger doesn’t seem to hear me—or care, at least about my driving. He’s more interested in getting me to pay attention to him. I picked ...

November 25, 2013

Get your dream on at the 2014 Dream Intensive workshops

God puts a dream inside of each of us—one that we’re meant to fulfill. It may show itself as a longing—an idea you can’t shake but also can’t seem to start—or, as something you’ve been chipping away for sometime, ...

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