Look around and there’s all kinds of positive self-help, coaching and marketing mumbo jumbo. We crave it like cocaine, crack or any other highly addictive drug. The positive pushing pimps of the world wield it to sucker us into all kinds of things like buying Coke, cars or cream to make our pimples vanish. It’s… Read More
Long and Short of the Biz of You
I love info graphics and figured I’d give it a try with the biz of you ideas. Take Away from the graphic is simply: Only you can manage the changes in your life while director your activities towards the life you want and create with your purpose.
Get Over Yourself
We are comical when we get so wrapped up in what we are doing, what we need to accomplish, or the task at hand. We expect things to be a certain way and get bent out of shape when things don’t go that way. You can see it not only at work but on the… Read More
Excellent Book for Living a Good Life
My wife and I just finished listening to a new book we both found resonating with our own points of view. It talks about the roots of a good life which include accepting that life is a series of problems to solve, pains to deal with, and making choices that free us from the burden of… Read More
We Are Addicted
We are addicted to positive feedback. We are addicted to being unique and different from everyone else. We crave standing out. Our addiction is fed by advertisements, information and products we consume. Materialism is not the problem. By going away from material or technology we stand out from the crowd once again and find disappointment… Read More
Own Up To Yourself
We get wrapped up in how we think things ought to be. Being wrapped around the axial of whatever is going on inside our heads prevents us from connecting with the reality of the situation unfolding around us. Our emotions flare. Things get thrown or doors get slammed. In the worst cases we wind up hurting someone… Read More
Take the Long-View
A moment’s observations easily reveals how we as individuals typically do not take the long-view in life or endeavors at work. Our decisions are based on short-term constraints, benefits, pleasures or gratifications more than strategic perspectives, long-range goals, or positively effecting our environment. Everyone is somewhere along that spectrum, but we tend to decide things… Read More
Good Idea Me
Whether you tell yourself you can or can’t, you are correct. So why tell yourself one way or another? When we tell ourselves we can’t do something, our brains see the ways that prevent us from doing it. When we tell ourselves we can, our brains see opportunities but when things don’t go as we… Read More
What’s Your Treasure?
Will Durant’s poses some basic questions in his book, On the Meaning of Life: What is the meaning or worth of human life? What meaning does life have for you? What keeps you going? What help — if any — does religion give you? What are the sources of your inspiration and your energy? What… Read More
What’s the Meaning of Your Biz?
Why should we manage our own biz? What meaning does it have? As I look at rewriting the Biz of You book, I’ve been asking myself these question over and over. I’ve been seeking outside feedback by talking to all kinds of folks and reading various books on meaning. I came across one by Will… Read More
Business of You 