No matter where we are at along the spectrum of managing our lives, we all have the capacity to become the masters of our biz Read More
Learn to say “NO”
I’ve been reading Dr. Seuss to the kids while the significant other has been traveling for work. I’ve also been listening to The Ego is the Enemy, by Ryan Holiday. Mashing things up with the Biz of You resulted in the following thought. It doesn’t flow as easily as Fox in Socks, but it… Read More
Managing Our Aging
Physical change is present throughout our lives and it’s up to us to manage it. Our bodies grow and mature into our twenties and thirties. In our thirties and forties our bodies begin to show signs of wear and tear depending what we did in prior years. In our fifties and sixties we can get… 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
Opportunities in Our Pain
Whatever happens in our lives, there’s opportunity to learn. Often we get so caught up in what’s happening we lose sight of the big picture. We let the pain, trauma or drama define us instead of holding on to the definition we have for ourselves. We create more problems focusing on our problems. When we… Read More