“Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.” ― Mark Twain
Our electrician, Gene, just left. With this week’s monsoon the circuit breaker tripped indicating faulty wiring somewhere. This particular circuit serves the yard outlet where our pond pump is plugged in.
We have a great Koi pond and the submersed pump circulates the pond water through a biological filter, a 12 foot long…
You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. -Jim Rohn
The role of Story in individual growth and leadership development is fascinating, powerful, and foundational to personal success. The invitation of Story is to listen, learn, and lead; the reward is accelerated growth.
Not only are we given the authority and power to edit our Story,…
Procrastination is, hands down, our favorite form of self-sabotage.
-Alyce Cornyn-Selby
As we settle in at the table for his coaching session, Rick* has this sheepish grin when he reports, “I didn’t complete my personal work for this week.” Immediately the irony dawned on me … the exercise is “Procrastination: How to Move into Action”.
He details his reasons for not completing the reflective coaching exercise and mentions how…
In 1971, NBC television brought Columbo (Peter Faulk) into our living rooms. I love the guy.
As a Police Lieutenant, Columbo is this shabbily-dressed, seemingly slow-witted police detective. His style is disarming as he fumbles around in an overly polite manner. Of course this makes him an unlikely choice to solve any crime, let alone a complex murder.
Whether it is put on or his brilliance, disguised…
Perhaps you started this conversation with me last week. We continue looking at the power of these two words: “what” and “if”.
Remember, power provides us the ability, strength, and capacity to do something; to take action.
A question is simply a request for information, when properly framed it will help us stop and explore for truth. The power of a question comes from the truthfulness of the answer.
Truth Brings Freedom
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