I’ll admit it. I’m a self-help JUNKIE. It’s true. I’ve always been that way. Luckily for me, learning is an occupational benefit. The more I know, the better resource I can be to my clients. I’m reminded of one of my favorite quotes from Confucious, “He that would perfect his work must first sharpen his […]
Self-control is influenced by what behavioral psychologists call social proof or what is commonly thought of as peer pressure. In other words, the people around us influence our behavior, making both willpower and temptation contagious. For example, if you’re out to dinner and everyone is ordering dessert, you are more likely to do the same, […]
Last week, I wrote an article Warning: You Might Be Good At This. It’s an article about how we tend to focus a lot of our time and energy on things we don’t do very well. I know this seems crazy but Marcus Buckingham’s research validates that it’s quite true. This week I’d like to […]
Have you ever said the following about things at work or at home? Why did I think this was going to be easy? I suck at this! I don’t know why Kirsten is making me do it. Every time I start on this, I just get lost. I wish I was like Amanda; she just […]
What if there was a way to strengthen willpower just like any other muscle? Would you do it? Let’s look at a day filled with some willpower challenges, so you can see first-hand why flexing this muscle will serve you well. You make yourself get out of bed when you feel like crap and go […]
At mile nine of the Richmond marathon course, one of the spectators was yelling to the runners, “Mind over matter, you can do it!” About 20 feet beyond him was a huge sign that read, “The bigger the obstacle, the sweeter the glory.” Of course at that stage of the 26.2 mile race, the bodies […]
A Cherokee elder was sitting with his two sons teaching them about life. The elder looked intently into the boys’ eyes and said, “A terrible fight is going on inside me. It’s a fight between two wolves. One is the wolf of joy, hope, kindness, love and compassion. The other is the wolf of greed, […]
