October 2, 2014

Do you have success sickness? A podcast interview with best-selling author, Patrick Morley

You’ve heard the saying, “No pain. No gain.” The polar opposite may also be true: Gain = Pain. There are times when our very successes—or the things we think are success—actually eat away at our vitality. We look in ...

September 26, 2014

Favorable conditions are overrated

Favorable conditions are overrated. Naturally, we want things to come to us easily. As babies we cried out for food and comfort; and we received them. As adults, we’ve only grown more sophisticated in the ways we pursue comfort. One of ...

September 25, 2014

How to tell someone their idea is stupid [podcast]

Boy, I’ve seen some doozies. I’m sure you have too. Those embarrassingly stupid ideas that make you wonder if it’s just a joke. Then you realize, they seriously intend to do that thing. What do you say then? How ...

September 18, 2014

Do you have a hunger for learning? How to create your personal learning plan [podcast]

Do you have a hunger for learning? How to create a personal learning plan

I’m sure we’ve got something in common. We’re both learners—and probably like to think of ourselves as life-long learners. But how do you push yourself to get even better at it? How do you create a hunger for learning? ...

September 16, 2014

Start now to do that dream in 2015

I know. It’s seems awfully early to be talking about 2015 already. Snow (ahem) hasn’t even yet begun to fly. But today, I’m announcing next year’s Dream Intensive workshops. That’s three months earlier than ever before. And there’s a ...

September 11, 2014

Three decisions to make before you leave your job [podcast]

How and why you leave a job says a lot about you. Before you take off to greener pastures consider three decisions that can make all the difference for you when you go. In our latest episode of the Reinventure ...

September 5, 2014

Review: “Do Less, Be More” by John Busacker

Recommended reading: Do Less, Be More by John Busacker

“Life is an improvisational art. We have to make it up as we go. If we are not dreaming big, we risk dying small.” So writes John Busacker in his delightful book, Do Less, Be More: The Power of Living Fully ...

September 4, 2014

The new job search strategies you need [podcast]

This may show my age, but I haven’t conducted a job search in over 30 years. My, how times have changed. Even in the last five years. If you’re in the market for a new job—or planning to be—you ...

August 29, 2014

Why confidence matters [podcast]

It’s been almost twenty years since I left the corporate world behind to set out as a consultant. I often get asked by others considering a similar leap what makes a successful consultant. My answer is two-fold: competence and ...

August 22, 2014

My journaling FAQ

At luncheon gathering of CEOs this week in San Diego, I gave a talk about the importance of creating an offensive game plan for their life. During the Q&A session, one of the executives asked about how to best ...

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