"These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation...

When the going gets good, the good stand pat. Human beings are like atoms, they seek the lowest energy state, and then they lay low unless provoked. Like the fable of the slowly boiled frog. If we are too comfortable, then we are likely to settle and minimize risk. If we settle for too long, we migh...

I was on the fence last week. Should I let my followers know of my current health situation? On the one hand, this kind of stuff is very personal. On the other hand, our shared experiences and stories allow us to see things from different perspectives. As a Certified High-Performance Coach, one of t...

We are domesticated. Likely, you never live your life purely wild and free, as you did when you were a child. It's likely that, from time to time, you behave in ways that you regret. I'm not talking about significant moral lapses. I'm talking about slight changes that are deviations from who you tru...

Look at a life, your life, as a work in progress. It's a W.I.P. It's a W.I.P. in perpetuity. That is the essence of the High-Performance Lifestyle. Those of us who are always working, always striving, always growing are living an Optimized Life. This is a life defined by Full Engagement, Maximum Joy...

I love the Twenties! I’ve been pretty jacked up since the start of this new decade. My recent posts on the power of thinking and mindset have unleashed a wave of energy and creativity in me that I’ve never experienced. This is not hyperbole. Even when I get smacked down with life, I’m back up qui...

I'm a bit behind the times. I had watched a video of Tony Robbins interviewing an advanced conversational robot named Sophia. Apparently, this first robot with granted citizenship (Saudi Arabia) has been around awhile. It felt like a real interview. Exactly how "intelligent" Sophia is, is debatable....

I'm sticking with this theme of the last couple of weeks of mindset and positive psychology. It's a foundation for everything you want and everything you are. If you do not think about what you wish to manifest, positively and consistently, it will not manifest in the way you desire, or not at all! ...

The pressure is really on folks. This is the first (second) BLOG post of a new decade. OK, OK. I confess. My first post of the year was going to be this one, but I had a change of heart. Big deal, right? Well, yes. It is a big deal. I was going to write about a seriously big topic, like the importan...

The decks are cleared. It's a new decade. The year is 2020. My perspective is "2020." This is my MEME. (What the heck is a MEME?) I can see things for what they are. I know more than ever what I am doing this year. It took all of December for me to get here. And what a December it was! There were mu...