Self-management is the only way to be successful no matter how you define your success Read More
Guide Thy Self
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
Make a Damn Decision
If you can’t decide for yourself, someone else will. Indecision is surrendering one’s inalienable freedom to choose. Indecision facilitates purposelessness and if practiced long enough may lead to a feeling of dread for the meaningless of our actions. I’ve been working with my kids on making decisions and following them through. A couple of years… Read More
Soap Operas and Beer
The family went to Ridgway last weekend. We stayed at a hotel and met a most patient friendly hotel manager but the name of Patti. She put our 5-year-old to work helping set up evening drinks for the hotel guests. We got to talking and she mentioned how she came to her current position via… Read More
Embrace the Mistakes
My wife has been working with our daughter on the importance of going through the grading of her homework when the teachers give it back. Of course, our daughter doesn’t like it when she’s wrong. Most people don’t. She take’s it personally and gets down on herself. Being wrong is a misconception and to take… Read More
Trust is Like Cooking
An analogy for trust our five-year old picked up recently is cooking. I love to cook and have taken it on as my chore for our household. The family has grown to like my food. My wife’s family has grown to like the food as well. At least that’s what they tell me. When talking… Read More
Trust & Respect
My wife and I have been working with our five year old boy on trust and respect. Recently, we punished him for some negative behavior at school. As it was something the school had to call us about, we choose to take away his Legos until he can earn our trust back. I also let… Read More
Do You Expect or Create?
I learn so much from my kids. I don’t know who’s wiser. Earlier this week, my wife and I had to get after them for bickering and even fighting. Well, my 8-year-old daughter smacked my 4-year-old son for something she didn’t like. We had to have discussions with both of them about how our son… Read More
Business of You 