Book-End Your Days Many people spent time at the end of the year to start reflecting on what they will choose to do and start creating in their lives for the New Year. I did, too. It's always time well spent. You don't need lots of time OR the New Year to create clarity throughout
We live in a time with a HUGE abundance of information, knowledge, opportunities and, yes, distractions. There was a time when there were just a few channels in your local TV guide. Now, most cable or satellite television offerings have nearly 1,000 total possible channels depending on your package level. Overwhelming. There are also
For many of us, when we hear that word, we start think negatively. We will often think about a regrettable, pitiful person that is continually down on their "luck" and labeled a "failure." Many of us personalize that word and use it to describe permanent conditions around a person. Not true ... As I
Collecting Wounded Birds I was doing some of my personal development listening today while cleaning up papers in my office when I heard that term again: Collecting Wounded Birds I'd heard it several times before but I was in a different place with my own awareness today. And I got a new insight today that
Success "Speed" Limits You know what's really annoying?! Having someone put limits and barriers in your way as you're making progress. You know what's even MORE annoying?! When that someone is YOU. There are enough distractions, barriers and challenges coming at us from other people. We really don't need to add more of our own.
Do the SCARY thing If you're not already making this a regular habit, it's time. And not just because it's the month of October, Halloween and scary movie premiers. Your High Performance Life gets built day by day BUT only if you're growing as a person consistently. Let me be clear here ... Doing the
I hear from so many people that they still are OR are working past the Prison of Perfectionism. I am, too. It does not get created in one day AND breaking down those walls takes some time. Here are some quick tips that help remind me how to adjust my lens of how I view
Juggling Too Much? I sure have been guilty of this in the past. And sometimes it's easier to justify it to ourselves by saying we're JUST juggling things that are noble, important and a priority. If EVERYTHING is a priority, then NOTHING is a priority. Tough Love. It's true that we have so many things
You already know this to be true ... when working on your goals, you tend to be your own worst enemy. No need to beat yourself up but keep the reminders around that you know will help you get back on track once you trip yourself up. This is reminder for me - the Recovering Perfectionist,
Once you starting chipping away at something, you start to notice how long or how thick the wall from it is. That's certainly been true as I started a couple years back to break through my Prison of Perfectionism. Many of us have built our own Prison Of Perfectionism over time. The good news is
