Disappointment is not limiting. It’s an invitation for creative expression not yet explored and experienced. – Alice Percy Strauss And so began the Yogatsu® March 2016 newsletter. I have known the author, Alice Percy Strauss since moving to Las Vegas in 1997. The timing of the arrival of her newsletter could not have been better....Read More
by Andrea Goeglein I must say I have been asking myself a lot lately, “When is a failure, a failure?” The headlines in the news have caused me to pause more than once (actually more than once an hour lately). There seems to be a lot of maligning of failure in the news. As someone who...Read More
By Andrea Goeglein Dr. Success Challenge: How brave are you? Imagine you are 25 years old and you are about to choose your graduate school. You have full-scholarship offers from Harvard, the Mayo Clinic and University of California San Diego. Which would you pick? The answer? Read on. A year ago I met a young man...Read More
Every time I use the word habit, I think of the Broadway play, Avenue Q. In the play, there are two bears that continually whisper in the ear of the lead character: the good bear whispers positive actions and the bad bear whispers, well, not so positive actions. Each bear is making suggestions on...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
I have written and posted a blog since 2008. This year I have come to appreciate just how much writing and posting a blog imitates life. In a ‘good life’ there are supportive people, sharing, effort, opinions and errors. When writing a blog, one of the main objectives is to engage with people, while sharing opinions, putting...Read More
Again, like so many business people, I am in a dither about Twitter and faced with the question: To tweet or not to tweet. When I first wrote about this in 2009, I ended my post with a T. Boone Picken’s suggestion of spending my time developing relationships that are a foot wide, but a mile...Read More
Success takes persistence and perseverance. Have you ever persisted through all obstacles and come in dead last for your efforts? Well, I have! I was pleased to learn on my recent trip to Alaska that in the famous Iditarod dog race there are two awards granted. Of course the winner is well recognized, but so...Read More
Here is my newest thinking on framing life for your next greatest success: view the past as a ‘so what’, the present as ‘it is’ and the future by completing the statement, “I am…”. Example: I am a person who always attempts to find simple ways to re-craft our thinking so we can move forward...Read More
Coming out of hibernation, traversing life-love changes, life-work changes, success, connections and books. These are the things I live and breathe on a daily basis. When the topics come together, I usually write another Don’t Die book! This time I am sharing a blog post that articulated a slice of what all those topics looks...Read More
