Each situation of struggle presents you with 2 tickets to 2 different arenas. The first arena is packed. It’s the closest and easiest to get to. Access to this arena will allow you to see the best of the best the blame game has to offer. This arena showcases all the excuses we feel we…
Do you ever notice some around you have a natural ability to pick up something with ease? At work there may be someone that can get up in front of the audience and wow the crowd with little effort at all. In the holiday musical there may be a voice that can hit an incredible…
Thanksgiving is all about giving thanks for the blessings we have but let’s also sprinkle some honesty, it’s also about the food. One thing I always look forward to around Thanksgiving time is when the recipe cards start coming out. I know the smells of the irresistible temptations will start circulating the air and soon,…
We’re a little over a month into our 2nd grade basketball season and it’s been a blast. With 2nd graders, there’s plenty to learn about the game of basketball but there’s also a nonstop fury of energy when you get 10 boys together. The combination of lots to learn with lots of energy creates some chaotic moments…
What’s your experience like when you’re sitting across from someone that believes their truth is the entire truth? No matter the articulate points you may have, nothing else is possible other than the story they have cemented in their mind. I’m going to take a wild guess and say it’s frustrating. It often feels like…
To understand and appreciate the peaks, we must also go through and feel the pain of the valley. None of us are exempt from the pain we feel when we encounter a valley in life. Even optimists like me struggle at times to see the benefit of going through a struggle. And while I am…
Why do we think in terms of a zero-sum game? Someone wins (+1), someone loses (-1). I think this zero-sum mindset of a +1 means somewhere else there has to be a -1 limits our ability to be an accelerator. The mindset becomes focused on grabbing that +1 when the true accelerator spirit is not…
This week my kids, wife, and in-laws set out on an adventure to Disney World. There’s a good reason why they call this the most magical place on Earth. It was so fulfilling to watch my kids enjoy every facet of Disney World – the rides, experiences of meeting their favorite characters and princesses, and…
Did you know golfers are more successful putting for par than they are putting for a birdie? The risk of not making par leads to a greater concentration on making the putt than the gain from the birdie. Loss aversion can have a powerful psychological impact. It’s why we’re sitting at the casino and losing…
If you were sitting in an interview and the question came up, how have you changed and evolved over the past 5-7 years, how would you respond? Many of us would go right to the monumental changes we’ve encountered – maybe it was growing your family, losing a loved one, job promotion, joining a community…