A Better Life Doesn’t Happen By Chance
Your life does not get better by chance. It gets better by change. ~ Jim Rohn We sometimes hear that someone has all the luck and great things are always happening to him/her and …
Relationships
Tis Your Season to Be Grateful and Honest
It happens every year, the holidays. A time for gratitude and reflection. This time of year we reflect upon the past, present and of course the future. Reflection, true reflection requires more than interest in a process but rather truth and honesty about how you have occurred in 2017 and what shifts are you willing …
It’s A Wonderful Life or It’s Going to Be Wonderful
It’s a Wonderful Life is a 1946 film about an angel-in-training who gives a despondent man a look at what the world would be like if he had never been born. Directed by Frank Capra. Screenplay by Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, and Frank Capra. So many of us watch this movie every year during the holidays. George Bailey struggles with where his …
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Take Flight With Leadership
I have had the honor of serving the MSU Precision Flight Team over this past year. Many thoughts cross my mind as these pilots learn the true principles of being a leader while preparing for when they take flight. Many of us remember the movie “Top Gun” with several famous lines and many from the …
Process vs Immediacy
In life we recognize that we all have a process we may experience in our daily routines be it at work or at home. We also have a choice to whether we stay in a process or we make decisions to take action and get things accomplished. May I ask… do you stay in process …
A Journey: Telluride to Moab
If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. -Unknown Back in December I invited my way into a group that was planning to ride mountain bikes from Telluride, CO to Moab, UT. Easy right? Prints maps, pack gear and make sure you are in really good shape. …
[VIDEO] Oz Never Did Give Nothin’ to the Tin Man…
We all know the Wizard of Oz doesn’t exist—shhh, don’t tell the little ones!—but it’s fun to think he might. Especially when we imagine the adventures we would have on the journey along the Yellow Brick Road.
My Word vs Automatic Dialog
It is so easy to run on auto-pilot in our daily lives with both our actions and our conversations. Easy and safe! Have you ever arrived at a destination and recognized that you drove on auto pilot? Running through the motions but not truly engaged with the conversation or activity at hand? So many distractions …
Appeasing vs Serving
Where are you showing up but not really serving your relationships? Go ahead and take a moment to look at your key relationships; the ones you know that really matter for a variety of reasons. You know the who, I am asking you about the how. The how you serve them and is it truly …
Let the Chips Fall Where They May
Good morning from Denver. Are we overly cautious at times and too often overthink everything OR do we trust our instincts, preparedness and let the chips fall where they may? Let the chips fall where they may…. This distinction, like the one before (Reasonable v Unreasonable) reminds us that balance and being ready for what life …
