How to Change Your Patterns Towards Achieving Goals I’ll be honest. The idea behind this week’s podcast episode isn’t easy to implement. Changing your pattern takes work. More importantly, it takes self-awareness and dedication. None of this happens overnight. But the beauty is that it does happen. Try the missions described in the episode, and…
How Being Like Luke Skywalker Changes Your Clarity, Wisdom, and Decisiveness. This week’s quote: “You’ve failed, your highness. I am a Jedi like my father before me.” Sometimes, I pretend I am Luke Skywalker. I know, I know. “Huh?” But bear with me. Choosing makes me struggle. I agonize, and I hit the breaking point…
Words, Camera, Action! How beloved movie and TV quotes can spark our creativity, inspire us, and improve our lives. Welcome to a brand new feature on this site. If you know me at all, you know how much I adore movies. Particularly, I love the words characters say. Good screenplay writing will tug at your heart….
Five Tips to Use the Creative Problem-Solving Matrix to Improve Your Skills In this week’s episode, I explore the problem-solving matrix. I delve into our process when approaching an issue to solve. I’ve developed two matrices. The first looks at traditional approaches to arriving at solutions. Additionally, the second provides a creative perspective. If you…
How to Put Your Problem-Solving Skills To Work For You Are you the person who can solve anyone else’s problem but have trouble getting a grip on your own? If you’ve ever been frustrated by that have I got a worksheet for you! Have you ever had a thorny problem that you just couldn’t get…
How to Get Out of Autopilot and Re-energize Your Mind Enjoy this mini-Tell Your Story Better podcast episode 161.5. In it, I talk about a simple technique to get you out of autopilot and into your more creative, energized mind. It’s a simple technique, but it really works. And it does so without you having to…
The “Intercourse” of Communication and How to do it Right Here’s a question that I’ve been pondering recently. How is communication just like intercourse? I know, right? But bear with me. Here’s the thing about this. Communication is a give-and-take some, but sometimes one person gets a little bit more and sometimes the other person…
Do You Want to Achieve Something? Here’s How – a “Teleparable.” I strive to achieve my goals through a combination of action and observation. One of my favorite places to learn lessons is from the wisdom of television and movie writing. My friend Dan calls these nuggets “teleparables.” Here’s one that has stuck with me….
How to Make Mistakes and Be Happy About It I’ve lived my life by making one mistake after another. From errors in grammar and vocabulary when I was first learning the languages I had to learn while we immigrated to social faux pas because I didn’t know the customs in my new country, I’ve made…
To speak successfully, first you must listen. In today’s episode, I explore the three main strategies of listening to your audience when you are the one doing the speaking. Whether you have an interview, meeting, or a public speech in front of thousands, your listening and perception skills are crucial to your success. Listen to…