How do you handle failure and setback?
Exactly a year ago I published a book. Among other things, this book is a guide on how to effectively deal with adversity and setback. A core message is that challenges, setbacks, and stressors can be viewed as mountains you need to climb and overcome. And in how…
It’s a new year and most of us have new energy and new enthusiasm to take on new challenges. Millions of people are making New Year’s resolutions, but the odds are stacked against us. A study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology does not paint a pretty picture. Only 46% of those who made…
This post begins with a tale… Once upon a time there was a man traveling on a long journey in a foreign land. As he was walking, he saw a very long, very high wall. As he approached it he saw a builder and asked him what he was doing. The builder replied and said…
The word responsibility is made up of two words: response and ability.
This word not only describes your innate ability to respond but also your choice as to how you respond.
Victor Frankl said: “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our…
The influences
From the time you were in your mother’s womb right up until today there are certain things that have a profound influence on you. Events and experiences, positive and negative that influence how you feel, how you think, your beliefs, perspectives, identity and frames of mind.
These influences can be biological, emotional, psychological and…
Seth Godin speaks of conflict and he describes self-marketing very well. He explains that everything we do that’s important is the result of conflict. Not an external conflict, like between us and the world, but an internal conflict between us and ourselves.
We want to eat another ice cream but we want to be healthy and…