It seems we have become obsessed with bigger. We think bigger is better. Bigger is sometimes better. More often, bigger is not better but badder. Do you want bigger government? How about bigger weapons? Would you like to see bigger lines for gas? Will bigger consumption do the trick? Is bigger wealth always better? I’m […]

Open a Person’s Mind to Hear What You Say… In the video below, I explain how to use the Stimulus-Response Model to: * Stop Reacting, Start Responding * Make Better Choices by Controlling Your “Decision Gap” * Eliminate Stress and Tension when Making Decisions * Open People’s Minds to Really Hear Your Message * Clear […]

(This is a bit of a rant I first published two years ago.) I can’t stands it no more. I’ve seen enough, read enough, heard enough and had enough of the “SUCCESS BS™” spewing forth on the subject of winners and “losers.” A lot of this blather comes from the ranks of self-anointed experts who […]

Hope is a great thing to have. “I hope” is not a great thing to say. I work hard to keep hope alive in my head. I work even harder to eliminate the word “hope” from my vocabulary. When I say it, I catch myself immediately. It’s taken me decades to rid myself of this […]

If you want to make the most of your talent, boost your market value, and get paid what you’re really worth, answer this question: “Am I a Jockey or a Horse?” If you want to be your MVP – Most Valuable Person™ – be brutally honest when you answer… “Am I worth more as a […]

For the past few months, I have been running silent and deep, doing a lot of “NO-Box” thinking, and playing… Reframe the Game™! I encourage you to take some time to run silent and deep. I encourage you to embrace ‘NO Box’ thinking. I encourage you reframe the game. I encourage you to start TODAY! […]

Tonight we celebrate our son Adam’s commencement from High School. I can’t put into words how proud and tingly I feel today. Adam is a great guy. He is grounded, spiritual, and wise beyond his years. I am often surprised that through the haze of teen age, he has sharp clarity on things that matter. […]

On Thursday, just as it has been for 29 years, Ernie and I were chatting while he was cutting my hair. But there was something different about this conversation. Usually, it’s his clippers that make the hair on my neck stand up. This time, it was his words. Actually, it was only two words: Ten […]

April 20, 1999 is forever etched in my psyche. It’s amazing the power a single word can have to bring back a tidal wave of feelings from a day of tragic horror: Columbine! That day, everything in my world shifted. I could not stop thinking about how it could happen. Axiology was no longer a […]

Are You an Ethical Opportunist? When windows of opportunity swing open up for you, do you ‘carpe’ and seize the moment? There is no shortage of opportunity. There IS a shortage of opportunists. Webster’s dictionary gives us some clues as to why. It defines opportunist as: “One who takes advantage of conditions or circumstances for […]