The other day, I was standing on the sidewalk outside a mall texting my friend when a solicitor began his rant about whatever goods he was selling. He was a young kid and I felt sorry for him as sweat was pouring down his face even though the Read More >>
Childish Goals
I hadn’t seen John, my former client, in about a year. We normally get together in January to discuss our goals and plans for the coming year. This year was no exception but John did send me a list of 104 new things he wanted to do this Read More >>
My Triggers
Have you ever heard someone say, "He really knows how to push my buttons"? I heard my client say it the other day about someone in his life. It reminded me of the buttons I have. In NLP we call these triggers. It is the Read More >>
What You Miss When You Crystal Ball Your Future
I have some friends who just swear by their psychic. They call their local (or sometimes on the other side of the world) fortune teller to ask about what's to come, what to avoid and what to look forward to. The other day, someone told me their Read More >>
Growth or Death, Pick One
The other day, I was going over someone's goals with them. For all areas of his life, for the next 20 years, he only had a handful of goals. When I asked him about this, he said: I'm happy with where I am. I like my job. I Read More >>
Walking Towards the Horizon
I was listening to a small business owner the other day and he said something I thought was quite profound. He said, Judging your success by where you're going to be is like walking towards the horizon. You get Read More >>
Being Disciplined Versus Self Discipline
Language is a funny thing sometimes. Understanding how our brain "hears" stuff is actually very important. Take this concept of being disciplined versus self-discipline. They're pretty much the same meaning aren't they? Or are Read More >>
A Wise Man Once Said
Wise men are great. Wise women are too. They say the smartest things sometimes. Don't you agree? Here's what this one said... People who look up avoid bird poop. It's true, right? If you're looking up, you'll see the Read More >>
Bring Back Rules
I'm standing at the taxi stand waiting for the next available taxi to come along. Up pulls a black cab (the expensive private-driver kind) that blocks the driveway as he waits for whatever passenger has hired him. The only problem is that he's not Read More >>
Arrival Syndrome
When some people reach their goal and "arrive" they tend to fall back and say "I've made it!" and then not stay on top of the behaviors that got them there in the first place. Comfy in your corner office you lose sight of the numbers. You abdicate Read More >>
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