When is the last time that you have been to a sporting event? Did you have good seats or bad seats?
Your view of the action probably had a great deal to do with how much you enjoyed the game.
It is the same with every single aspect of your life. By that I mean, your ability [...]
Perspective
August 4th, 2010The Great Shake Up
July 28th, 2010The other day as I was flipping through the channels, I saw a commercial for the most ridiculous item I had ever seen in my entire life – The Shake Weight.
The commercial featured a handful of guys, who probably worked out 12 – 15 hours a day, shaking this ridiculous looking weight in their hands. [...]
Your Perspective Creates Business Success
May 10th, 2010When I was 3 years old, I used to jump in the kitchen trash can and play Oscar the Grouch with my Mom. I had so much fun crawling in that little green trash can and acting grumpy. One of the best parts for me was the fact that I was just small enough to [...]
Perspective
May 10th, 2010This past weekend I visited my hometown of Denver, CO for a speaking engagement.
I scheduled an extra day in Denver because that is where I grew up and I wanted to visit some old friends. Before I checked into my hotel, I decided to swing by the old neighborhood. On my drive, I began to [...]
Daily Victories
April 29th, 2010What do you expect of yourself? Do you think these expectations would be different if you lived in a remote area of the world with little access to outside information? What if you lived in 1963?
I would argue that as we learn more about all that we could accomplish, the more we expect to accomplish.
For [...]
Satisfaction
February 22nd, 2010Last night, my wife (Dr. Phil) asked me a very interesting question – “When do you feel satisfied?”
The funny thing about this question is that I pose it to my clients every single day.
After drilling down in these conversations, I often find that most of my clients associate satisfaction with measurable achievements or accomplishments.
For example, [...]
Success
July 2nd, 2009Imagine the following scenario….
You work a long day and make some great progress on 10 major tasks on your “to-do” list. However, 1 thing happens that causes you frustration.
I happen to bump into you at dinner that night and ask – “How was your day?”
Do you tell me about the 10 accomplishments or the 1 [...]
