Finding Right Focus – a Review of Free to Focus by Michael Hyatt
It’s so hard to get the right focus in life and in career. We are in a frenzied world that is too-often interrupted by shifting priorities, social media notifications, and unexpected things. Of course, that is all on top of our natural tendency to lose motivation (get...
How to Quit Fooling Yourself for Really Knowing Your Heart
Are you fooling yourself? It’s an honest question, but one that is hard to answer. Along with it comes other questions. For instance, how do you know you are fooling yourself? And how might we get awareness of fooling ourselves? It’s really no simple matter, but it is...
Unlearning the Blame Game and Learning to Reframe
The concept of organizational unlearning came into my purview while studying for my master’s degree. It refers to “the discarding of old routines to make way for new ones.” When I applied that to my career experiences, I realized I was seeing it play out in some way...
Is there a Momentum Effect in Sports and in our Lives?
I’ve heard many sports talk personalities debate the existence of a momentum effect. It’s also sometimes called psychological momentum. Some will swear it exists and then immediately dismiss their credibility by suggesting there are also curses and responses to not...
Finding Self-Leadership in Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy’s Living Forward
Leadership is a tricky thing to pinpoint. We have all sorts of stereotypical visions of what leadership is and there are more philosophies than any of us care to admit. But we rarely consider the idea of self-leadership. So, here’s a confession: I am my own worst...
How Do We Align Our Lives With God’s Will?
Align your life with God’s will, I wish it were really that simple, don’t you? It’s something I have personally pondered and wrestled with for most of my life. Of course, I’m not going to pretend to claim I have solved this puzzle, nor will I...
Long-Term Goals: The New Year in View – Step Three
What are your long-term goals and dreams? That’s a tough question to answer for many of us, but it’s an important one to ask. Why are long-term goals and dreams so important? Well, as the recently departed Yogi Berra is credited with saying, “If you don’t know where...
Don’t Let the Credits Distract You from the Big Picture
When people ask me about my favorite parts of movies, I often tell them I really enjoyed the credits. I get puzzled looks, scoffs and a lot of “yeah right” responses. But it’s true. I never leave a movie or delete one from my DVR without first going through the credit...