Dec 16, 2020 | Beliefs, Vision
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” This quote is often attributed to Albert Einstein. Have you ever felt that you didn’t measure up because you couldn’t meet your...
Dec 15, 2020 | Experience, Happiness
Do you remember looking forward to Christmas as a child? I do! The anticipation was almost as exciting as the day itself. I loved the lead up to it, decorating, buying, and wrapping presents, sending off cards, there was always such a positive energy around it. I saw...
Dec 11, 2020 | Beliefs, Connection
“O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree…. duh duh duh durrr duh….» I had forgotten the words to this classic Christmas song. So I started humming the tune. When my little boy started humming the same, a thought flashed through my mind. What other bad habits,...
Dec 10, 2020 | Connection, Experience
“You organize the movie, you the dinner and you the snacks” Recently a participant at one of our workshops shared a wonderful way to engage her children. She said that each of them got to organize a part of the family evening together. I thought it was a wonderful way...
Dec 9, 2020 | Experience, Happiness
Do you catch yourself thinking negative thoughts? I speak about this so often with clients that I felt it justified its own blog post. Sometimes these negative thoughts can become so repetitive to the point that they end up looping. When it becomes a looping pattern,...
Dec 8, 2020 | Beliefs, Experience
Why do people behave the way they do? Have you ever wondered why people behave badly? Every behavior whether good or bad serves the person in some way. People may behave badly because it serves them. How, you might ask? Just to name a few reasons, maybe they get more...
Dec 4, 2020 | Experience, Happiness
Want to make extra sure you get something done? Promise your child you’ll do it. If you don’t have children, who would you not want to upset or disappoint? It could be your spouse, your parents, a sibling, or a friend. Kids tend to have good memories so they’ll hold...
Dec 3, 2020 | Productivity, Schedule
“Let me share how I plan my day” I always love learning about new productivity techniques and being reminded of others. So when a friend asked if I was interested to hear how he planned his day, I jumped at the chance. He combines a number of different techniques and...
Dec 2, 2020 | Mission, Vision
“A flower does not think of competing to the flower next to it. It just blooms.” – Zen Shin Talks Have you ever found yourself comparing yourself to someone? It’s very common. Sometimes this helps but most of the time it doesn’t. There’s even a term in Cognitive...
Dec 1, 2020 | Mission, Vision
“How would you cut this cake into 8 pieces using 3 cuts?” Years ago, a creative speaker I was working with asked the audience this question. Most of the people stopped once they had one answer. One solution solves the problem. Makes sense. The speaker went on to show...
