Can your words impact you?
How careful are you with your words in describing a situation? I write this blog because of what I’ve recently read in a report about an actress and the what she experienced during the filming of a new movie. Her husband …
Do you have a plan for your life?
Are you concerned about what you plan for? I write this blog because over the years it was ‘the thing’ to plan in business. Business owners were told to plan for the number or amount of sales and the gross …
Does discipline equal freedom?
It doesn’t sound like it should does it? Another question; are human beings stimulus-response creatures or do we have the ability to not act on what stimulates us? Another way of asking this is; are you an animal or are …
Do all gurus speak the truth?
What is all this talk of ‘self-creation’ about? Lately, I’ve been made aware that there are specific self-help gurus that are promoting a concept called ‘self-creation’. When I first heard about this I smiled, but then I started to realize …
Have you ever pondered your death?
Have you ever thought what it would be like to look back at your life, when you were in your 80’s? Those two questions are not morbid, but can lead to a total evaluation of a person’s actions thus far in …
What’s up with all this positivity?
This form of an extreme positive attitude can be welcomed by many and deplored by many as well, can’t it? Positivity is usually attached to someone who only sees the opportunity of good always happening. There is never a thought that …
Are you holding on to a past error?
Why aren’t you allowing yourself to move on from that error? Our conscience can hold us back and due to this I believe it is necessary to go the extra-mile. You may ask; what the extra-mile is? To me the …
Are you attached to your stuff?
By that I mean do you live for the belongings you have in your life? In our consumer-driven society we can be side-tracked by all of the things we buy. Yes, it is a hard statement for some people to …
What can adverse conditions lead to?
Are there choices to be made or do they just unfold? Of course it depends on the situation, doesn’t it? The question for me is; how can we be better prepared for these adverse situations? I believe that the preparation is …
Are you taking your work home?
What good is that doing for you? The second question is not a tongue-in-cheek question it is a very serious question. I am very serious about it because when you are taking your work home with you, you are neither …