The end of the year is a wonderful time to look back and celebrate your past years blessings and successes, as well as the successes of others who have worked with and for you. Last night I had the pleasure of watching on TV the Kennedy Center Honors Program from Washington, where Shirley MacLaine, Carlos Santana, Billy Joel, Herbie Hancock, and Martina Arroyo were honored. Former Free Press columnist, Susan Ager, commented about the event on Facebook and said, …
* JOY! ENJOY BE LIGHT BE DISCIPLINED KNOW YOURSELF COMMIT TO YOUR DREAM LEARN PEOPLE’S STORIES FEED YOUR CREATIVE JUICES FEEL THE FEAR AND DO IT ANYWAY MANAGE YOUR ENERGY AS WELL AS YOUR TIME DEVELOP DAILY PRACTICES AND FAMILY RITUALS REMEMBER ITS NOT ABOUT YOU, ITS ABOUT OTHERS BUILD TRUST AND HONESTY IN YOUR KEY RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH LISTENING, PRACTICE THE ART OF BEING QUIET KNOW YOUR LIMITS, CONTROL YOUR TEMPER, THINK POSITIVE HAPPINESS= HAPPY FAMILY+ GOOD HEATH+ MEANINGFUL WORK …
Remember the Snoopy book “Happiness Is…” ? My favorite line back then was, “Happiness is a warm puppy”, but then I was only child who dreamed of having a dog. Now, I still love a warm puppy, but I have a different take on happiness. Today I believe Happiness is: having a good family life, good health, and a good job. By family, I mean having significant close relationships. I find that for most people, if they are not …
Happy Birthday, Dad. Today you would have been 97. I thank you for many things, but most of all for teaching me about discipline and love . From the time I was in sixth grade, you made me study in my room for two hours every night. I’d tell you that I’d finished my homework, but it didn’t matter. “Robbie,” you’d say, “you need to be disciplined to succeed in life.” Dad, your life was a lot tougher than …
Usually, when we think of willpower, we think about resisting short term pleasure for long term gain. However, I believe sustained willpower is what is required to achieve long-term goals. My friend and coaching client Kathleen Craig’s story illustrates this principle. When she graduated from high school 14 years ago, Kathleen started college with the goal of achieving a bachelor’s degree. However, as often is the case, life showed up. Within a few years, Kathleen got married, started her …
“What you can conceive and believe, you can achieve” -Napoleon Hill 1937 I’ve had the great fortune to work with hundreds of successful men and women over the past 30 years, and most of them have one thing in common: they are focused on the process of goal setting as a means to achieve a successful, productive, and happy life. I first learned about Napoleon Hill and about the importance of goal setting in 1968 from Al Fann, a teacher …