2022 and New Beginnings

Self Management
I'm on my temple's board of trustees. At our meeting last night I had the opportunity to share some words for the closing prayer.Here they are:"For me the…
I’m feeling reflective as I wrap up 2021, my first year in business for myself.My love for being a coach, growing self-confidence, and opportunities that remote work created…
With all the uncertainty and restlessness of the last two years, I’ve heard a lot of questions about whether it even makes sense to set goals for 2022.Remember…
When you react to all stressors with a survival perspective, your body cannot distinguish them from a charging lion.While you may be successful and get some wins in…
Sometimes we get derailed and stressed because our performance isn’t going the way we hoped it would.This stress comes from “single tracking” and boxing ourselves into pass-fail situations.…
Shift your thinking from the negative space to the positive space.Stop focusing on what you DON’T want or what you WON’T do.When faced with a call to action,…
Want to see big improvements in how well you perform? Stop chasing outcomes, and stop trying to MEASURE EVERYTHING! ! How do you want to FEEL when you're…
Today’s lesson in ineffective leadership - it’s dangerous to be the self-proclaimed “smartest person in the room.”Just ask Vizzini.Oh, wait, you can’t. Because he’s dead.For those of you…
"Field of Dreams" is one of my favorite movies. What's not to love - baseball, fatherhood, reconciliation, ghosts in the cornfield...I know, I know. The movie has its…
It’s an odd word, and for me it gets odder the more I look at it. Something called “semantic satiation” sets in, where the repetition of the word…
Conditionality and comparisons limit your perspective to what’s practical, and they lead you to play it safe from a position of fear – fear of mistakes, failure, embarrassment,…
The plague of this pandemic has diminished our joy in countless ways. What can we do today to start adding to our happiness once again?