A few weeks ago, I was listening to an episode of “DarrenDaily”, the daily podcast of motivational speaker & coach Darren Hardy, and he relayed the story of a student & master walking through a forest. The master directed the student to destroy a small shoot starting to appear through the undergrowth. The student did …
Act like a Multiplier, not a Divider
I really enjoy reading anything by Seth Godin. He has a way of explaining concepts so clearly and in ways that can simultaneously scare you and encourage you. A recent post of his uses the metaphors of ratchets & levers to help encourage us to find ways to grow & improve. At the company I …
Growing Through the Occasional Cold & Flu
Around this time of year when school is back in full swing is often when colds & flu start to crop up again. It’s almost an expectation now that at some point, no matter what I may do to prevent being exposed to these minor illnesses, I will become sick. To be honest, it’s more …
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An “Attitude” Journal
I was recently browsing through one of my local bookstores, randomly choosing aisles to discover something new, when I happened upon the stationery section. While I do journal frequently (mostly electronically for convenience), I haven’t taken up the practice of gratitude journaling on paper. I do have a gratitude exercise & method that I do …
