I suppose now you’d simply call it a “playlist” and easily create a collection of songs on Spotify, but back in my youth we’d work hard to create the perfect sequence of greatest hits (usually recorded from live radio) and record them on a cassette which we call a mix tape. Mix Tapes might have […]
Setting goals for yourself is good. It’s better than good — it’s required for living a personally rewarding life. Your goals may vary over the years, shifting with your priorities, wants, needs, and desires. Part of your life might be focused on money-related goals, you might spend a decade concentrating on career goals, family goals […]
In a past article I talked about meeting with the people who energize you and the people who exhaust you. My advice was to meet with as many of the former as you can and with as few of the latter as possible, but what do you do when you have to meet with too […]
As a consultant or a coach, it’s your job to help your clients achieve their goals and grow their business (and grow themselves). You help them see the light in doing things differently than they have before and you warn them away from things that could endanger their business (or themselves). Basically, you’re a lighthouse. […]
It might not always be obvious, but there is a solution to your problem. Always. Ever go hiking in the woods and come across a river? I guarantee you there is a way across — it just might not (probably won’t) look like a traditional bridge. There might be a fallen log you’ll need to […]
One year back when I was in high school I took some money I received for my birthday and I “adopted a wolf” by supporting a non-profit wolf study called “The Sawtooth Pack”. The organization was called Living With Wolves and they were dedicated to worldwide education, outreach, and research promoting truth and understanding about […]
When people tell you to “spread your wings” they are usually talking about an opportunity to try something new in order to gain experience and become more confident in your abilities — and this is absolutely accurate and true. Taking advantage of an occasion to spread your wings also (sometimes quite literally) stretches you in […]