In 1986, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday was made a federal holiday, thus many of us remember and celebrate his life, on this day. Dr. King has always been a virtual mentor and hero of mine, therefore I use this time of the year to learn more about his life, his work and his Read More
Tag: Life Coach
Is your life on autopilot?
Ever pull into the parking lot at work and realize that you don’t remember the drive that got you there? You stopped at all the stop-lights, signaled to change lanes, and maybe even parked the car without being fully aware of what you were doing. Basically, you were so deep in thought about that upcoming Read More
Top 10 Observations of 2012
1. Sports is the Great Unifier: In a year filled with great debate, due to the election, which arguably is the one the most competitive, tactical sparing sports we will ever behold, I witnessed quite a few spirited discussions at the dinner table with friends who had opposing political views. Facebook news feeds were Read More
The Negative Energy Cycle
Yesterday I had an enlightening interaction. Now this interaction wasn’t enlightening in the sense of walking away feeling more uplifted. What I experienced was quite the opposite. I walked away feeling exponentially worse than I felt just moments before the interaction took place. Here’s what happened… I received a phone number via text from Read More
Success vs. Mediocrity
What makes a person successful? What makes a person mediocre? Better yet…what if we changed these two questions around just a bit. Are you a successful person…or are you mediocre? The temptation many of us would have when answering this question would be to quickly reply that we are successful…after all no one WANTS to Read More
Does familiarity breed contempt?
We’ve all heard the saying ‘familiarity breeds contempt’. Old clichés like this don’t exist for no reason. They exist and persist because somehow their truths play out generation after generation. This particular saying’s origin is linked back to one of Aesop’s fables, “The Fox and the Lion”. Here is the fable: “When first the Fox Read More
The Danger of Denying Change
A friend and I recently joked around with a few people we had just met at a social gathering that between the two of us we knew ‘everything’! Initially, there were looks of contempt and confusion, but then the joke served its purpose and got quite a bit of laughter. I do believe it’s safe Read More
What did it take to get me here?
This past week I celebrated a birthday. Wednesday made 36 years I’ve been a fellow inhabitant on this wonderful planet. I love birthdays! Birthdays are the one time a year, that each of us get to unapologetically make a whole day all about ME! Now…while the selfish aspects of celebrating a birthday are quite Read More
DO different!
When I first started this blog I had already accepted the fact it wouldn’t have explosive popularity and grow from one follower (my mom) to millions in a matter of months. Why had I accepted this reality? Well it’s quite simple…my message isn’t sensational…there’s no soundtrack, no explosions and no A class actor doing backflips Read More
Pigeonholed?
All of us know or have known someone within our professional lives that is or has been in a pigeonhole (to be stagnate, with little opportunity or growth in your current career for a long period of time). They’re OKAY…sometimes even great at what they do, but lack the attitude, skill, will and/or emotional intelligence Read More