I suggest you invest 8 minutes and just imagine.  Imagine what you are capable of that you have yet to attempt.  Imagine how you could change someone’s life.  Imagine what the world filled with your possibilities. Andrea T. Goeglein, PhD DrSuccess@ServingSuccess.comRead More

The handsome young man in the photo is my grandson Miles Goeglein on the occasion of his confirmation.  Like many his age, he has struggled with what to believe.  What he showed me was the power just one quote can have on a life.  “If you are able! – All things can be done for...Read More

  John Izzo begins his book: The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die with a question we should form our entire life around: “Why do some people find wisdom and die happy?” This query is one that should sit quietly in the back of our minds from birth until death. When we sit...Read More

Marty Seligman delivered a TED speech in 2004.  I was completing his Authentic Happiness Coaching program at that time and he told us about this speech.  This segment covers Positive Psychology to that point in its young history.  It is a good primer for those interested in the subject. One part not covered in this video...Read More

Are your life goals ones that you are committed to, or ones that are convenient to hold? Recently I became acquainted with a master brand strategist, Lou Rubin, Managing Partner of OutGrowth Consulting.  He told me he rode his bike to the office each day.  He lives in New York City.  A few days after...Read More

I would like you to invest 4 minutes watching this clip.  Notice that the young man probably would not have been on the show had it not been for Charlotte. Think about a time you helped someone move further than they thought they could — but your contribution was potentially not appreciated by others.  Did...Read More

Positive Intelligence – Harvard Business Review I will admit, this is my favorite article in the series. How could I not like an article that states: In fact, it works the other way around: People who cultivate a positive mind-set perform better in the face of challenge. I call this the “happiness advantage”—every business outcome...Read More

Sheryl Sandberg: Why we have too few women leaders Video on TED.com It is hard not to be following Sherly Sandberg, the COO of Facebook, given the pending IPO. I have been researching her since reading an article in the NY Times last week. Very gracious woman. Very sound advice. And I like that I...Read More

Big news:  All criminal charges against former global financial leader, Dominique Strauss-Kahn,  have been dropped. Bigger news we globally are too weak to discuss:  Strauss-Kahn story should not be about  criminal wrong doing.  The story should be about about trusting leadership to have evolved in their emotional intelligence to the point that they can manage their...Read More

I once bought a book entitled Living Without Goals just because the title ticked me off so much. The thought of living without goals is so counter intuitive and so alien to me I actually bought the book just to prove the author was wrong. I bought that book 20 years ago. Today I write...Read More