You’ve done it. We all have done it. It wasn't what we planned on, but we did it. We quit—gave up, threw in the towel, quit playing before time ran out. Sure, “It’s always too soon too quit,” may have been ringing in our head but it didn’t stop us from taking our foot off the […]
Full-speed ahead! The coast is clear and there is nothing but smooth sailing ahead. A run of success can lure you into believing there is no end in sight. The comfort of “a good thing” is not going to stoke any energy or enthusiasm to pursue a change. Welcome to the trap of the first […]
Why would you make a change when things are going well? Who would think it good advice to abandon something in the midst of success? A good thing is a good thing—right? It would be foolish to jump ship or change course when the view and the forecast looks perfect. But is it?
Take a close look at the post photo. What do you see? If you were asked to write a description of what you see, what would you write? Every year a teacher took a white sheet of paper with a black circle on it and passed it out to his students. Then he would ask […]
Our days are filled with a variety of experiences. A quick review of your experiences would find they fall into three simple categories—positive, neutral and negative. Let’s say you created a scorecard of your day’s experiences. You concluded that the day contained five positives, seven neutrals and one negative experience or encounters.
Do you want the good news or the bad news first? Bet you pick to hear the bad news first—most of us do, but why? We are wired to sense danger. Our brains are equipped with an early warning detector—the amygdala. The amygdala is part of the limbic system within the brain, which is responsible […]
May I have your attention please? Please, can I have your attention for a brief moment? In a world of digital distractions, brief is sometimes not even long enough for someone to read a headline. Today, the ability to get and maintain focus is waning and it is robbing you. Our inability to focus and […]
What are the five greatest days of your life? If you are a parent—with few exceptions—your list will most certainly include the day you welcomed a child into the world. Welcoming a child into the world is woven together with amazing, magical and scary. A day engrained in your memory and brought back to life […]
To even think about it would be bold—bordering crazy. Did he really say what I thought he said? Surely, I must have misunderstood—maybe he is bit crazy? I arrived at Hudson National with high expectations about playing one of the finest golf courses in the country. For a golfer few things can be grander than […]
