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...

I have something to tell you that might offend you. In fact, you might take it personally. The truth is that taking things personally or having a high degree of Personal Importance is the maximum expression of selfishness. Hey, wait a minute! I think I just offended myself.

We are born as wild anim...

This is the great equalizer — unlimited FREE ENERGY for anyone who wants it. There is an excellent SCIFI book in this premise, and in fact, there is scholarship and rumor out there to suggest that Nicolai Tesla left us the roadmap to harvest free cosmic energy. But I digress. You can have all the fr...

Have you ever been gobsmacked with the realization about a key that unlocks a myriad of doors? This key, to which I refer, works with business consulting, team management, High-Performance Coaching, and even parenting. It’s something that when stated in a plain understandable manner causes the cloud...

I am a strong advocate of sitting still and just thinking. We do precious little of this in our lives, what with all of the crazy distractions that can eat away at our precious mental energy. When I'm in a meditative space, with some free time, I'm open to thinking of the big things and the little t...

Sustaining motivation, my friends, is not an easy thing to do. It takes discipline applied consistently over the long term. However, I'll tell you; you will reach consistent levels of motivation with focus and some honest self-reflection. 

Motivation has meant different things at different times. A...

I love to fish. I love to play music. More precisely, I cathect (to invest with mental and emotional energy) deeply with piscatorial pursuits and musical meanderings. In fact, I often find that those who geek out on one, geek out on the other. That's a coincidence perhaps. 

This past weekend fou...

When faced with a seemingly insurmountable obstacle, on the way towards a goal, what processes do you apply? This is the type of question High-Performers ask themselves to instill consistency when moving forward. 

I was faced with one of these yesterday, and I was able to break down my approach ...

To execute on a successful Slant Route in football, a receiver practices in ways that incrementally improve his success rate and consistency. As Anders Ericson, the psychologist behind the 10,000-hour rule explains “You don’t get benefits from mechanical repetition, but by adjusting your execution o...

Have you ever really thought about the genuinely weighty matters of life. I mean, from a philosophical perspective. You don’t have to have studied Nietzsche, or Kant or Smith to have pondered the great why’s of life. I often think about human nature and motivation. What drives people. Human beings a...