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I have been pouring the majority of my thoughts and actions into a new coaching initiative. A few days before “launch,” I ran into a significant obstacle. Specifically, the name for the initiative could not be used due to an existing trademark. Dang! I felt the demons of doubt, discouragement, disappointment, disillusionment … and [...]  I recently read that clutter experts say we USE about 20 percent of what we own but we MAINTAIN 100 percent! That represents a huge opportunity to unfetter. How much is enough? Define it for yourself. I am terrible at gathering and retaining too much stuff. I feel the need to always have an [...] I love to bike ride. Over the years I have accumulated three bikes that serve different purposes. One of the bikes is a recumbent bike with under seat steering. I chose to ride that bike this weekend for the first time this year. Whenever I ride my recumbent – or “bent” for short – [...] Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden passed away this past Friday. One of the most profound things about John Wooden was the success he achieved without focusing on “winning.” For Coach Wooden, winning (the outcome) was secondary to the effort. His motto was, “Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of [...] Margin is like oxygen—everyone needs some! When I think of margin, I think of the space that exists around the outside of a written document, book, magazine, etc. The “white space” is necessary to enhance the reading experience. Margin is that space between our load and our limits. When there is risk, we often [...] I was reading the familiar story of Jesus and the Last Supper. In that scene, Peter asks a question and Jesus answers … “What I am doing, you do not understand now, but you will understand later.” That response truly resonated with me, as if I was Peter. I recalled the many times in [...] I am a huge fan and believer of setting and striving toward GOALS. Goals set my intention, my focus, my direction, and establish a focal point for my thoughts and actions. Goals are best if they are based on activities and actions that I can take to achieve and accomplish a particular outcome. I [...] |
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