At different times when I ask my clients if they believe they are achieving excellence, I often hear “No, I wouldn’t say excellence, but we’re better than we were X years ago!” My first response when I hear that is always, “Well what if you were mediocre 2 years ago? Congratulations, you’re now better than mediocre! Are you really okay with that?”
Choose Your Attitude … Choose Your Life! Have you ever experienced something in life that you didn’t like, didn’t want, or wished that somehow it was different? Have you ever found yourself uttering the words … “Why did this have to happen to me?” The truth, is that even though you may not like what is…
Closing the Happiness GAP! At the beginning of each and every month I have the opportunity to work through a process with a group of folks that I spend Monday thru Friday with at 5:15 AM. It is my Accountability group and it is led by my dear friend and colleague, Shawna Schuh. She also…
Bad Habits: Are You A Fixer Upper? A mentor of mine, Dr. Nido Qubein once told me … “Joe, be careful who you spend time with because that is who you will become.” There is another thought that says if you look at where you’ re spending your time and money … that is a…
When we say that someone is frugal … what do we mean? Are we implying they are cheap, a tight wad, a penny-pincher … or are we implying that they spend money wisely? You can interpret frugality in a number of ways. For example, a single Mom raising 3 kids on her own because her loser ex-husband has an entitlement attitude and refuses to get a job that supports his kids NEEDS to be frugal.
Whether it is a decision to exercise or a decision to spend the rest of your life with someone you love … no commitment can be complete unless you are ALL IN! So how do you define ALL IN? Sometimes it’s easier to help you get a clearer picture of what something is by identifying what it isn’t! That said, here is a list to help you define – ALL IN.
Your Best Is Not … Have you ever been in a situation involving another person where you thought to yourself … “You know, if they just worked harder they would be so much better off” Maybe you exited from the highway and at the end of the ramp was a homeless person with a sign…
Hope and Change and Change and Hope and … Get Over it! Webster’s dictionary defines hope as a feeling. It states … hope is “the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best.” I believe that hope begins with a thought, a frame of mind, and…
The other night I had a potentially energy draining experience at the local Shell gas station. After realizing that gas was .15 per gallon more than the local grocery store (I should’ve bought it when I was there) I filled the tank up. As I waited for the pump to finish processing the transaction so I…
It has been scientifically proven that humans have a predisposition to focus on the negative. It seems to be inherent in our programming and reinforced by our upbringing. Just think about the time you came home with 5 B’s and 1 D on your report card. Where did your parents focus their attention? When we…