Rethinking Positive Thinking is all about how to stay motivated when you set a goal.  Having a great appreciation for synchronistic events, no sooner did I complete my work on my post about the book Rethinking Positive Thinking did I receive a blog post submission from another of my young adult contributors about goals and...Read More

Don’t Die™ Waiting to get healthy.  As part of any Q4 review, assessing your health goals can lay the groundwork for positive changes in the New Year.  I am pleased to have contributed to the creation of this graphic, Drive Your Health in 2015.  Enjoy.Read More

Q4.  In the business world some people dread Q4 reviews.  I happen to love Q4 reviews.  For me, Q4 is that time of the year when I am required to look back over the preceding three quarters and see what goals I met, and what goals I missed.  The fun part for me is thinking...Read More

Excuses. No one likes getting excuses. Everyone seems to give excuses. And in my business, when you think you are receiving a lot of excuses, it is a cosmic red flag to look at how often you are using excuses for not achieving a goal. Did you get that? Dr. Success Challenge: Pause for a...Read More

New Beginnings is an excellent example of the possibility for moment-by-moment life reframing. Throughout Jada’s piece she expresses signs of Values in Action such as creativity and love of learning.  Jada is using self-reflection as a road to self-awareness — which leads her directly to the paramount importance of social connections to personal well-being.  Memories...Read More

Last week I had a conversation with a woman who said she was so depressed she had no goals and she did not want to create any.  (In my line of work, that is referred to as a ‘non-starter’ declaration — otherwise known as “no matter what you say, I choose not to listen.”) As...Read More

You must Focus to Succeed and Heidi Grant Halvorson has developed some free, short assessments (magic word after a holiday spending binge on the first day back to business — free and short) to help you do both.  If you started this new year with a list of intentions, a bucket list or some good...Read More

It is summer and the three steps to success are simple: 1.  Buy, read,  and of course, take action to create the habits outlined in Tevor Blake’s Three Simple Steps. 2.  Become a member — not just a subscriber — to The Intelligent Optimist Magazine.  (Hint you will have access to Tevor’s most recent live,...Read More

Recently a client missed an appointment with me.  Clients that work with me know two things about missed appointments:  1) they cost the same as the investment in keeping an appointment with me, and 2) a missed appointment is an indication that they are attempting to avoid facing something. Not surprising, the client was suppose to...Read More