Our short-sidedness is our undoes the change we seek in our lives Read More
The Greatest Reduction
There are three simple steps for dealing with difficult people and one path to increasing the value of our lives. Read More
Make Life Happen
People wander through life aimlessly without a sense of purpose. We risk being manipulated and taken advantage of without knowing our own truth and our value in our own eyes and the minds of others. We risk our creative spark and heart fire being extinguished without strengthening our connections with every interaction and having an… Read More
Working with our Ego-Bound Delusions
Sometimes it seems like everyone is so ready to point out mistakes and put us in our place. Leaders tell us how we are not looking at this or that perspective or dabble in our work and undermine our own efforts. Co-workers tell us our questions are not useful or mask our inquiry with their… Read More
Finding Reflections of Ourselves
Last week we spoke of balancing the shadow and light within ourselves. Our ego-centric view is a tool. Like all tools we need to use our ego to the extent it’s useful. Being in the center of the universe can get in the way of our continual improvement and integration with our environment and the… Read More
Gaining Perspective
I had the opportunity to visit a key supplier for our company this week along with a few other folks I work with. The intent of the meeting was to share our performance measurements with them in comparison with other unidentified suppliers. As a key supplier who we’ve been working with for over 20 years,… Read More
Is Your Ego Depleted?
I was first introduced to the idea of ego depletion in Roy Baumeister’s book Willpower, Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength. Ego depletion is one of the primary factors affection our willpower. Our willpower and self-control draw on a limited pool of mental resources. Our mental resources are directly related to our available energy which is… Read More
Addressing the Critical Things
When observing and addressing the small critical things that add value and have an impact on manifesting our intent, there are a few considerations that promote an increase in effectiveness. Realizing we live with the very useful illusion of free will, including the freedom to choose during the execution of our plans at all levels… Read More
Loving Our Learning Opportunities
The gear heads I know will no doubt be a little disappointed in me upon reading this post. With the cold weather in the last couple of months, I’ve had issues starting my truck when it gets below 10 degrees Fahrenheit. I would go to start my truck, it would crank but not fire up. … Read More
Finding Patience in our Mental Weather
The boundary between the unconscious and consciousness is elusive. It’s more of a moving threshold rather than a specific classification of elements. This threshold varies with our focus, attention to detail, energy level, and integration with our environment. The elements constantly change from conscious to unconscious and back again. It is much like the water… Read More
Business of You 