I believe achieving your best self matters because we want happiness. Happiness, in my opinion, is a result of achieving our best- self, it’s not something you pursue. So how does achieving your best-self occur? THAT’S the big question… I believe SERVING OUR PURPOSE IN LIFE AND BUILDING CHARACTER is how our best-self occurs. In […]
How many times a week do I ‘take the bait’? What I mean is how many times do I respond to emotion with some of our own and achieve less than the desired result? How do I stop it? On the last mile, on the last day of a grueling, 10-day canoeing trip in the […]
Moving From ‘Little Picture to Big Picture’ for Growth Moving from ‘little picture to big picture’ for growth can be made by simply changing your ‘why’ for growth. What do you do to change your ‘why’ and move from ‘little picture to big picture’? You change ‘why’ you practice a technique to improve your skill. […]
I spoke with a CEO of a global company in Asia last night that has invested in becoming a certified executive coach himself. He’s the first CEO I’ve met with coaching credentials… After our meeting, here’s what came to mind: 1. even someone invested in helping his team members become their best selves like this […]
“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” – Tolstoy A family of great character has a great culture and is happy. The same goes for organizations. There are myriad ways for organizations to lose their focus on character, which is their authentic selves and become unhappy. 2020 was […]
Suffering is something we tend to avoid like sucking on a lemon, but we’ve all experienced it’s value in school, sports, raising children, etc. What good can come from suffering? When we make a choice that involves suffering, we’re on the path to potentially reconciling the gap between our best self and the reality of […]
Here’s what I think. What do you think? Here’s what I think – there’s always a gap between where we are as a person and where we want to be. If you can define that gap, you can bridge it and achieve your best self. It’s the same with organizations. There’s 3 types of leaders […]
What is the least effort, highest return action you can take to achieve your best self? Gain a basic understanding of temperament and character… Temperament, through nature, is your biology. Contrary to what many believe, temperament is not leadership because leadership is not genetic. Leadership is character. Youre not born with it. You build it. Ideally […]
I’m glad this post’s title got your attention. I’m sure it has something to do with timing (November 2nd, 2020), but hey, I’ll take it. What’s a pressure point? A place on the body (an individual or organizational body or society for that matter) that can be pressed to stop tension, pain or bleeding. How […]
We were taught to focus on profit as the measure of success. The reality is we know plenty of people who are successful and not satisfied with their life. Wouldn’t you agree Fullness is the true measure of success? A Full LIFE is serving our purpose as we all know. What we may not all […]
