(Excerpt from my soon-to-be-published book, Just One Step: The Journey to Your Unstoppable You) My question to you is simple – are you listening? So much (too much) of our lives are consumed with thinking about things and trying to figure things out, but I’ve learned that this rarely gets […]
Truth or Rationalization?
April 5, 2019 Leave a Comment
TWhether you’re talking about a decision, a belief or a choice, it’s easy to fall into the trap of believing that your reasons for the decision, belief or choice are true. After all, it feels really good to do (or not do) things based upon the truth. However, there’s always the […]
What If They Know?
April 25, 2018 Leave a Comment
There’s an old saying: “You can run, but you can’t hide.” I’m not sure about the derivation or intended meaning of this saying, but it reminds me of the ways that we attempt to hide from others what we’re really thinking. Frankly, I think it’s impossible to hide our feelings […]
In This Moment
March 1, 2017 Leave a Comment
If you know me, you know that I’m not a big fan of positive attitude, which to me means taking a bad situation or outcome and putting a positive “spin” on it. That’s why I struggle with the concept – it’s about spin, which to me is about faking it. […]
In You Must Go
December 17, 2015 Leave a Comment
You knew it was coming – with the debut of The Force Awakens you had to know I would share a message with a Star Wars theme. Yet perhaps not the message or reference you anticipated. One of the often forgotten scenes from The Empire Strikes Back occurs when Luke […]
Are You All In?©
April 8, 2015 Leave a Comment
According to Woody Allen, “Eighty percent of success is showing up.” Certainly, I’ve heard a familiar lesson for much of my life: show up and you’ll be ahead of the game. Yet I have come to question – in fact to doubt – the truth of this assertion. At the […]
The Trap of False Truths©
February 18, 2015 1 Comment
Riddle me this: When is the truth not the truth? Answer: When I am talking to myself. If you’re thinking that this riddle is not funny, you’re right – but it is true. We are so focused on what we believe is true (and often it is), that we miss […]
Arrows of Truth©
July 30, 2014 Leave a Comment
The truth hurts. Let’s face it – it does hurt. The question is not whether the truth hurts, but whether you desire the truth enough to take the hurt. For years, management gurus, trainers and consultants have been speaking, writing and theorizing on different ways to communicate the truth. From […]
The Naked Truth©
July 21, 2014 Leave a Comment
I know you’re going to be disappointed. This article is not about being naked – well, at least not literally. It is actually focused on the truth about what it means to be naked as a leader—being authentic. Let me begin with one of the most famous lines from the […]
Inside Questions Create Internal Alignment©
April 9, 2014 Leave a Comment
One of the most critical tools of the conscious and self-reflective leader is the willingness to continually go inside for answers and learning opportunities, no matter what the circumstance, situation or perceived cause. Conscious leaders embrace internal questions, ones they repeatedly ask of themselves when things go well, when things go […]
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