thoughts Discipline "Discipline not desire determines your destiny"I'm not sure who this quote is by but it's been ringing in my head lately. To be clear, by discipline I believe this means self-control not
thoughts Easy Change People talk about wanting change, embracing change, change being good etc. until that moment of impact - when the collision of the pain of change intersects with the comfortable now…and there’s
thoughts The Trap of Hindsight "You judge past-you thru the lens of current-you’s understanding and information."The sickly sweet trap of hindsight is that you always could have done more. Something different. Better. More of. Less of.
What I Want For My Kids... What I want to teach my children, more than anything else, is an appreciation for their life. Most parents want their kids to "have a better life" than they did - not me.
When Are We Doing Hard Things? "We don’t fall asleep in the fire and rain but rather we doze in the easy sunshine"I came across this in my notes; not sure if it's a quote (there wasn't
thoughts Not a Pessimist Pessimism is an easy trap to fall in since it's intellectually lazy. It fails to acknowledge the myriad of ways we have move thru prior challenges, implies we are not creative or able
thoughts Contentment Contentment is not something that can be given to us. It is not something bestowed by another person or things but rather it is learned. We learn contentment, or find it, only through
life-hack Sleep & Whoop I'm starting on a journey and want to share as I go. But, first, a little context...I don't sleep much - haven't for as long as I can remember and it's kind
thoughts Optimism and Your Choices “Unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so.” — Noam ChomskyOptimism isn't optional, it's a requirement for living and for
purpose Lifebook We utilize something we call Lifebook in the IBP. It's an interesting approach to looking at the future, what your goals are, and aligning what you should be focusing on now towards those
leadership Am I a Leader? "I never thought of myself as a leader but as I turned around, there were people following me. When did that happen? How did it happen? What do I do now?" I've heard
thoughts Personal Commitment to Excellence I had a friend pass this along to me and it landed with me (actually, made the hairs on my arms stand up - that's saying something to me).I am the sum
conscious capitalism How Conscious Capitalism Can Help You And Your Business Grow *** Original post from Forbes.comMore and more, we are hearing about purpose statements, values-based cultures and social responsibility in the marketplace. Personally, I feel like this emergence has been a good thing, as
purpose Learn to Work Hard I was having a discussion the other day about a young man that's trying to figure out what to do after graduating high school; is it college? He may not be ready for
thoughts Recognizing Frustrations Recently I realized that frustration is rooted internally. We regularly blame externalities for this feeling but those are just the triggers for our inner challenges. Far too often though, we don’t recognize
thoughts Focus to Rise Leaders rise above context rather than just living in it. The don't contribute to the chaos. It’s not only our job to navigate ourselves and others while in the emotion but to
culture What is Culture? Culture is the intersection of people and values such that it produces behaviors. Sometimes those behaviors are positive and beneficial; other times they are negative and destructive. Ultimately, its these behaviors that shape
thoughts Connection vs Effective In interacting with those around you, look to be connected not just effective. Connection can bridge the rough spots that inevitably will show up. Focusing on being effective means you'll hit those bumps
life Gifted Kids are a Gift Gifted is typically defined as 2 standard deviations above the mean (statistically). That's nerd-speak for "way out there" and often times that shows up when you talk to the kids. I'm
life So busy! In reading this great post by Omid Safi, The Disease of Being Busy a lot resonated with me. Far too often I've answered the question, "How are you doing?" with "
thoughts Stop Trying to be Happy As I've continued my gratitude practice, I've come to realize that more and more of my challenges come from focusing on the wrong things. When we guess at what would make us happy,
culture Great Quote... "Maybe rounds down to a "No" when you're talking about culture. It's far to easy to make excuses than do the hard thing - say No. Especially when it comes
thoughts Why You're Not Wrong...Just Different "I'm a logical person and I arrived at my conclusion because it's right.” "You arrived at a different conclusion; it's because you're wrong.” People start from different places. We all have
culture Experiencing Culture "A persons ability to experience a culture is directly dependent on their up-line's internalization of it. You have to live a culture for it to be alive." If you haven't figure
thoughts Systems Thinking (and a little money thrown in) I just read this article Thinking in Systems and was impressed by both the way that Matt illustrated how systems are adapted, from a gaming perspective, so you KNOW that's dear to my