What are the things that are meaningful? The pay it forward moments come to mind: A kind word An inspiring coach A good boss A passionate teacher A creative work of art A positive idea put forward to a group or individual Unconditional love and friendship These...
Feeling bad about a past mistake (I wish I picked blue, not green) is only valuable if you’re checking your sanity (what is it with me and the green?) or as a learning opportunity (I guess I didn’t like the green after all). You can’t go back in time. Regret about...
It’s no fun being on the losing end of a game – ask any 8-year-old in soccer gear... winning is much better. The problem with games that have winners and losers is that someone, by definition, has to come out on the bottom. Losing to my grandfather in Scrabble was one...
It’s not that difficult to stay busy if you want to be. Every task list is full of things that need to be done, can be done, should be done, was done (and then crossed off the list) – pretty much anything you can imagine can be added to your task list. People love to...
It’s not always obvious where to begin the work that needs to be done. Sometimes the list is too long and the things on it all feel too important to pick. Sometimes the job is so big or that wherever you start feels meaningless. Unattainable. Sometimes there is...
Dreams, unfortunately, don’t usually account for much in the way of results. As it turns out, results don’t come from ideas in so much as they do from actions. Goals are good, but without action, we wouldn’t have dreaming children who become Olympic athletes, firemen...