The amazing Arianna Huffington wrote this this morning. I agree with her thoughts and I had a comment that I thought bears repeating. Here it is. It works super well. And yet I like having a wishlist that helps me remember cool things I want to do. I want to drive the winding roads of…
Overcoming abuse to succeed anyway! We can learn to persevere and thrive despite the special challenges created by surviving a childhood of abuse. This podcast episode begins the story. Tonight, I’m doing something frightening on my podcast. I’m debuting my latest, in-process book. Every Friday evening I will be reading a chapter of what I…
Do you sometimes feel like we are living in a hyper-stimulated world? Like focusing is almost impossible? I get that feeling once in a while, and I get to a place where I have trouble seeing the forest for the trees. As a way handling this issue, I have developed a simple trick. It takes…
If you do what you love, will the money follow? In today’s podcast, I discuss the idea of doing what you love. The thing you do can be your hobby, or it can be how you make your money. This concerns how you spend your time and energy. Motivational speakers, pundits, self-help authors and others…
Clarity: The need for inner focus in a noisy world The cacophony of everyday life can deafen us to our inner voice. In order to focus and gain clarity, we need to go into the quiet, into the stillness. Imagine being a bird high in the sky. The noise of the down-to-earth is silenced when you ride…
Today, I honor those who heed the call to teach. No, it’s not national teachers’ day or anything. Sometimes, the sheer amount of work, dedication, and love that goes into teaching stuns me. To all of you who have taken up the mantle to guide others, to teach them, to imbue in them a sense…
Review of “Crush It!” Today’s Own Your Mind podcast episode reviews entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk‘s first book, “Crush It Why Now Is The Time To Cash In On Your Passion.” In the episode, I look at the creative and inspirational aspects of the book and the author’s reflection on the importance of following your passions in order to…
I owe this morning‘s power words to Gary Vaynerchuk. He and I have a great deal in common. We are both immigrants from what I will call Russia. We both came over in the 70s. We both came over with families who had nothing but a dream to have a better life. We both showed…
Today’s show up words. Yes, self-awareness, self control, self-discipline are all important. We also must take some time as part of our self development to celebrate ourselves. It doesn’t have to be long. It can be “woo hoo!” when we’ve achieved something and then we jump right on back into it. But we do need…
Which way do you want to look at it? Do you want to see the big picture or do you want to see a small snapshot? You have to know that before you begin to solve the problem. More importantly, did you have to communicate that to your team. That way you will all be…