Here’s a little personal story for you. Many of you know that I have a long history in endurance sports. I’ve completed numerous long distance running and triathlon events, many of them with top of the top quartile results. Race after race I proved that I had the ability to set a goal, train hard, […]
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Chef’s Table Menu: Success, Satisfaction…and Suffering?
Is success a burden? Is there an element of torment in doing work that is deeply important to you? I’ve been haunted by these and similar questions for months now. Ever since I watched the Dan Barber episode of the Netflix original series Chef’s Table. This episode highlights Dan’s work in the kitchen as well as […]
Why My Work Bums Me Out (and What YOU Can Do About it)
There are too many professionals still unconsciously choosing to not actively manage and own their professional success and personal fulfillment
Return to Authenticity
We don’t learn authenticity so much as we unlearn INauthenticity.
“Maybe I’ll Just…”
I talk with a lot of people who are stagnant, frustrated, or desperate. One person might not be where they want to be in their career. Another person might be where she wants to be but recognize that it’s not what she expected. Someone else might realize that his work life is now costing him in more ways than it’s paying […]
What You Already Know About Grit Might Hurt You
Those that live with the sometimes tortuous drive to be the best at what we do, to strive for ever higher peaks in our performance know well that effort is essential in creating success. Will this message lead an achievement oriented successful person to think, “Alright, if I want more, I am going to get even grittier. I will work even harder. I’ll persevere more!”?
When Success Blows Up…Are you the Mentos?
It’s time for a little success lesson from Steve Spangler, our locally based and internationally recognized hands-on science educator. Steve’s the guy we all must thank for introducing us to the spectacular Mentos and Diet Coke geyser experiment. This fantastic display of the volatility of gas is not only instructive of scientific concepts, it also […]
Happy World Day For Safety and Health At Work!
As if there could be a more perfect follow up to my teleseminar yesterday…yes, it was yesterday, not today as might have been suggested by the message that you got from me this morning :)…. Today is World Day for Safety and Health at Work. The timing could NOT be better! Yes, this sounds at […]
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Success Isn’t Supposed to Suck! Teleseminar Less Than a Week Away
Stop letting Mondays take over your Sundays with dread and worry! Stop burnout from suffocating your commitment to be the best at what you do! Stop dragging yourself through your days without purpose or connection with what you do Join me next week for This Can’t Be! Success Isn’t Supposed to Suck. On Wednesday April […]