April 3, 2014

How to know if you’re stuck [podcast]

“Things always take longer than they do.” Some wise guy said that and it’s certainly felt that way in my life. I’ll set a goal, start out with enthusiasm, then get stuck. Usually, I can muster up the energy ...

April 2, 2014

Five clues to the voices that drive you

Who’s voice is that in your head? The creator of the Peanuts cartoon, Charles M. Schulz, once said, “Sometimes I lie awake at night, and ask, ‘Where have I gone wrong?’ Then a voice says to me, ‘This is ...

March 28, 2014

How to start your day with greater focus [podcast]

Get up. Get started. Get distracted. That describes many of my mornings. I’d start out with energy, enthusiasm and determination; only to get sidelined by email, website rabbit trails, phone calls, you name it. By the afternoon I’m hours ...

March 26, 2014

A good definition of courage

Here’s a good definition of courage my wife passed along to me, just when I needed it. What are some of your favorite quotes about courage?

March 21, 2014

Do you think strategically about your dream? [podcast]

Sure, it’s easy enough to have a dream. That thing we hope, someday comes true for us. Every once in awhile we dabble with it, perhaps inspired by some “dream it, do it” saying. But then it gets hard, ...

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 ...

March 14, 2014

Do you know your job’s hidden fees?

Every job is a transaction. Your work in exchange for a paycheck, benefits and, hopefully, a meaningful assignment. But every job also extracts hidden fees—hidden only our inattention to their presence. In this week’s episode of the Reinventure Me ...

March 12, 2014

Four strategies to bring out the best in another

How do you define a great leader? Here’s my definition: great leaders bring out the best in others to accomplish more than they imagined. Every leader I’ve admired possesses that quality. They inspired me to dig a little ...

March 6, 2014

The 4 strategies of an intentional apprentice

Who doesn’t want to have good mentors? They don’t just grow on trees, however. You have to cultivate them; and that takes training, discipline and hard work. In this week’s episode of the Reinventure Me podcast, my co-host, Armin ...

March 5, 2014

Four forces keeping you from the help you need

The comic strip character Pogo once parodied a U.S. Navy Commodore’s message by saying, “We have met the enemy and he is us.” That sentiment aptly sums up many of the challenges I’ve wrestled with over the years. ...

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