I’ve watched Ken Robinson videos several times on Ted.com and am inspired by his empowering message. I agree with him. Since the early signs of my “awakening,” I’ve continued to un-learn much of what I’ve been taught by schools or shared by “society” as conventional wisdom. This has been necessary for me to succeed. During ...…
It’s reward time. It’s Friday and you’re probably looking forward to the weekend. For some, It can be a time of celebration as you made it through the week and have two days of needed rest. For others, it may be just another day. It’s also the start of the energetic weekend for me. Let ...…
Wow. Yesterday’s article and video really struck a nerve. It seemed you resonated with the message of keep taking action until you get what you want – in my case, a break! I received a few comments on the blog, but even more sent to me via email. I notice with the more ‘sensitive’ topics, ...…
The board didn’t break. Actually it was four boards. I was four hours into my test for 2nd Degree Black Belt in TaeKwonDo. The boards wouldn’t break. Up until that time, my test was going along very well. I had performed all my forms as they should be performed. But the boards wouldn’t break. I ...…
I was all over the place. I felt like I was juggling cotton balls in a hurricane. Have you heard the advice that you should write down your goals? That advice seems to have gone by the wayside as technology takes an ever greater role in our life. Fancy apps and other online software are ...…
Have you ever noticed that when someone is committed, more people are attracted to them? I’m not talking about ‘committed’ like institutionalized…although some ‘committed’ individuals ‘should’ be institutionalized. Nope. I’m talking about the power of commitment. I’m talking about someone on a mission. You know, the type of person who is so excited about what ...…
I never read a book. Not until 10th grade actually. I don’t know if that’s technically true, but that’s how I remember it. By 10th grade, I started feeling like I was missing out on something. I felt it would be good for me to read. I don’t know if I felt this way because ...…
Bob was trying to be polite, but I could tell he just wanted to slam the phone back down. It had been 15 months. I had been pursuing his company (and Bob) for that long, and I just found out they put out a bid for the business I was pursuing. And I wasn’t invited ...…
The words still stick in my memory all these years later. “Can we see you in the conference room?” I remember walking out of my office and being ushered into a conference room with twenty or so others. It was a depressing group of people who had an idea the axe was about to fall. ...…
I used to be stupid. It seems like I was walking around dazed and unable to think clearly. It was painful. The number of mistakes I made as a result of this condition multiplied over time. What to do, what to say, where to go, how to dress. I didn’t like the way I used ...…
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