Are you someone who makes New Year resolutions by taking a copy of last year’s resolutions and simply changing the year? You are not alone. A staggering 89% of New Year resolutions don’t last. For good reasons. But throwing the baby out with the bathwater isn’t the solution. Resolving to get better is essential—whether you … Read more
I’m now a year older and hopefully a year wiser—although I’m convinced now that age has nothing to do with wisdom. That said, it’s the time of the year I feel the urge to ponder and reflect on the life lessons I learned over the course of the year. It wouldn’t be an overstatement to … Read more
Mark Twain: Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. It’s recap season. No matter where you turn, you’re going to be inundated with a top ten list—cars, baby names, songs, movies, TV shows, etc., etc. Since I can’t beat the trend, I’ll join in with a top-10 list of … Read more
We’ve all grown up with the message, Where there’s a will, there’s a way. But, how do we find the way when the will to do something is weak, as it often can be? The answer is to create a “system”—a set of rules and routines that do not rely on the often finicky and … Read more
Our minds have a private soundtrack running all the time. It’s the soundtrack of our inner voice, the one that we often converse with. It’s hard to keep track of these conversations. We don’t know when they start and end, who’s doing the talking and who’s listening. The inner voice is powerful, though, both in … Read more