The True Measure of Success I read an amazing quote today. “We need to do everything we can to preserve these beautiful animals – they are not trophies. If you think they are, you’ve obviously never won a real trophy.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger (The Terminator) on elephants. I didn’t see any elephants when I went…
The CHI Five-Step Success Process. Write down five things you love doing. Circle the ones you’re really good at. Figure out which of these will allow you to serve the most people. Tell your story and find the people who want what you offer. Go all in on that one and don’t let anything stop…
How to Handle Jealousy When You’re the One Who’s Jealous We’ve all been there. We’ve all been stung by it. When it happens, we never feel better. And here’s the worst part. Being jealous gets you nothing. Jealousy wastes your energy and keeps you from living your best life. So, what can we do about…
How to Let the No go. We all know it. In business, and in the rest of life, we hear “No.” A lot. And here’s the funny thing. When someone tells us no, we want to convince them over to yes. And there are times when it’s worth it. In certain negotiations, it’s imperative to…
How To Keep The Promises You Make To Yourself That’s a tough one, isn’t it? How do we do keep our promises to ourselves consistently? What support do we need to make that happen? Whenever I speak with my coaching clients, I say, “Always tell yourself the truth.” So, if you make yourself a promise, make…
Grow Your Listeners in this Super Fun Way I tried something super fun this past weekend. While attending a conference, I hopped out of my comfort zone and asked people to do impromptu interviews with me. I wanted to get people’s thoughts and ideas on a super fresh and spontaneous way, boy did it work!…
The law of inertia states that a body in motion tends to stay in motion and a body at rest tends to stay at rest. So, I who mostly do sedentary things like writing, making music, coaching and even public speaking (which isn’t exactly running a marathon) have decided that I must be in motion…
Self-made Creative podcast episode: 20180604 In today’s episode, I explore strategic and tactical thinking and how we can do it to optimize our planning, innovation, and success. Whether it is a creative endeavor or you are traveling, either way it’s what you can do to prepare and succeed. If you know someone who could benefit…
In today’s Self-made Creative podcast episode, I detail the way in which the New York subway can help Customer Relations for business people. Take a listen to find out the crucial steps they have taken and once you also can take to improve how you communicate, relate, and do business with existing and new customers….
Spend even a few minutes a day being creative, and you will be amazed at how much you can achieve. In this episode, I explore creativity, careers, and how we can all express ourselves creatively. You might be a creative with a day job or a careerist with artistic hobbies. Either path can lead to…