Archive for July, 2010
Time to Take Out the Trash
Everyone (including you) carries around big bags of head trash. By head trash, I mean negative thoughts, resentments, grudges, slights, paranoia and hurts. Some of us carry around these bags of head trash because we are afraid to let go of the past. Some of us hold onto them like a safety blanket read more
Does Your Aptitude Support Your Ambition?
By definition ambition is a strong desire to achieve something, while aptitude is defined as a natural ability. You may have the aptitude to do something, but if you don’t have the ambition you’ll never be fulfilled, no matter how many achievements you rack up. So, what do you do? In order read more
Is Winning Everything?
By Marshall Goldsmith, Ph.D. As legendary football coach Vince Lombardi famously stated, "Winning isn't everything — it's the only thing." Less known, though, is his addendum to that chestnut: "If winning isn't everything, then why do they keep score?" We should expect t read more
A Lesson in Humility: Part 2
Last week, I talked about the first and hardest step when adding humility into your life: recognizing your own flaws. This week, we’ll uncover step two: fulfilling who you can become. Fulfilling who you can become means that you have to uncover read more
A Lesson in Humility
How often do you think about showing humility? It's not something you think about everyday is it? And if you’re not thinking about it, how much humility do you practice? Sure, you have your daily routines. Take out the trash, empty the dishwasher, feed the kids, walk the dog... eat three slices read more