In the forward of the book, Extrodinary Knowing, the reknowned human development pychologist Carol Gilligan wrote, “Knowing through connectedness–the word that would join us, bridging lisby’s work and mine. It is how children know. And then, when connectedness is shattered or discounted or overridden, they come not to know.” Dr. Success Challenge: Begin reconnecting to...Read More
One of the many reasons I re-post Seth Godin’s blogs is because I align with the way the man thinks. I have reposted his entire blog on the subject of Rights and Responsibilities, yet his closing line once again hits square on all corners of the ever evolving definition of business success: “If your success...Read More
It seems that science is confirming. Lots of little conversations about other people’s small annoyances in life – or you sharing every detail of your daily annoyances in life – make you less happy. Now from the things I hear people tell me about their level of happiness, few – very few – can afford...Read More
Creating a state of human flow – enjoying an activity so much that you lose track of time – has been one of the many substantive fields of work of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. He wrote, “Flow is a source of psychic energy in that it focuses attention and motivates action.” (p. 140, Finding Flow). ‘Flow’...Read More
Some mornings I wake up just feeling my ‘cheerios’. On those mornings I want to enter conversations that matter, that move the mind and touch the heart, and that just might tick someone off enough to comment! This is one of those mornings! I make no secret of my belief in God. I speak and...Read More
One of the many beautiful transitions I am noticing – and which I contribute to the stressful economic downturn our country has been experiencing since 2008 – is that men are stepping up in bold ways to get other men into public conversations about how they speak and think – and how to do that...Read More
Join me — and the incredible Celebrity DJ Zan the Man The Motivational Entertainer, Author, Speaker, Entertainer — tonight for the last in the series of free events hosted by the Las Vegas Public Library District — Navigating The Crooked Road of Success — 7 p.m. 9600 W. Sahara, Las Vegas. Come ready to dance, come ready to...Read More
A few weeks ago I wrote several pieces on natural behaviors and how the Everything DiSC self-assessment can help you organize your knowledge about yourself for greater success. Obviously, I am a great advocate of the use and understanding of self-assessment tools. Why else would I invest 25 years learning about them, focusing on a...Read More
In keeping with a few other blogs on marriage, I wanted to post a piece Gay Hendricks posted on 1/18/2010. Gay, among many accomplishments, is also a co founder of the Spiritual Cinema Circle. If you don’t belong to the SCC, you are missing a lot of uplifting films.www.hendricks.com/node/769THE SECRET OF EXPERIENCING MORE GENUINE LOVE...Read More
At a business dinner recently the interim CEO of Pinnacle Entertainment posed the following question to everyone at the table: “If you had 2 minutes face-to-face with President Obama, what would you ask of him or for him to do?” For a moment I really did not know what to say. Two minutes,one request. Even...Read More
