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. [...]
Product Conviction Changes Buyers Minds
July 13th, 2010Michael Reynolds and I were having a chat over Twitter in May about Tungle. He asked if I liked it. I told him I hated it – and continued to badmouth the product for another 3 or 4 tweets. Then I got a random tweet from a guy named @mgingras that said, “Hey Jamar – [...]
What is Your Anchor?
June 9th, 2010Have you ever had one of those moments where you ask yourself – “What exactly am I doing in my profession, personal life, etc?”
For some, it can be as dramatic as when Jerry Maguire torpedoed his career by sending out the “memo”. If you don’t know what I am talking about you absolutely need to [...]
Priorities
May 19th, 2010On Tuesday evenings, I stay late at the office to make some progress on my book. (By the way, if a draft isn’t complete by June 30th I have committed to getting the name Josh Miles tattooed on my left bicep. It’s a long story that involves 2 drinks (I typically stop at 1) at [...]
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, [...]
Interest vs. Commitment
November 24th, 2009Take out a piece of paper and write down a list of everything that interests you. For most that will include exercise, church, family, work, travel, friends, Facebook, TV, radio, video games, neighbors, etc. Put everything on this list that occupies your time throughout a typical month.
Next, I want you to circle the 5 things [...]
Environment
October 15th, 2009How important is our environment?
Last year, I was doing some volunteer work and had the opportunity to get to know a 5 year old boy named Bill. Bill lived with his mother and grandmother in a small 2 bedroom apartment. Bills’ mother worked 2 jobs to put food on the table, and his father was [...]
Happiness
June 30th, 2009How happy are you?
It turns out that your answer depends on where you live.
I was shocked when I recently learned about a study that analyzed a county’s “Happiness Index”. They interviewed people from 50 countries to determine how “happy” they were.
You’ll never guess who was number 1 (or [...]
