A promise is defined as “a declaration or assurance that one will do a particular thing or that a particular thing will happen” Full disclosure, I ran across the attached video a couple weeks prior and teared up thinking about the brother I lost to drugs. I could not remember if I had ever told […]

The Tag Line might be a bit much, but paraphrasing Psychology Today’s description of an extreme narcissist does make me wonder; An “extreme narcissist [is] the center of [their] own universe.” In this “All about Me” world, what if we focused more on those successful people everyone seems to respect and love? Focus more on […]

I agree saying ‘taking a short cut’ does sound as if…if somehow, we are cheating! Yet, think about the excessive amount of the time struggling to find who and where we failed in the so-called Lesson’s Learned discussions we have after we’ve lost an opportunity. Instead of Finding Blame after we have lost an opportunity, […]

“Combine Wisdom and Knowledge to make an impact” ~ Dr. Rick Rigsby Father We can make an impact with our life or we can limit our ability to live well, limit our ability to live honorably, and limit our ability to be compassionate. The choice is ours; the real question has to be, “Why?” Why […]

“You may make mistakes, but you are not a failure until you start blaming someone else.” ~Anonymous Instead of viewing our hiccup as a learning experience, an opportunity to get better, it’s easier to passively blame someone or something else. Approaching it from a, ‘defense in a offensive’ sort of way with two words; My-Bad I […]

It is true, talent is never enough, but that does not give us an excuse to not work hard at what we do, even when it comes to finding talent! Yet it has been proven time and time again companies and sports select individuals based upon perceived versus documented talent. How often have we missed […]

For whatever reason we believe success or failure is brought on by chance rather than through our own actions. We believe if we say certain words, we position our body a certain way, or at times seek divine intervention we can control the outcome. After all it is common knowledge the outcome of a game is controlled by […]

“The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.” ~H. Jackson Brown, Jr. A powerful quote, yet most of us missed out on the valuable lesson. A valuable lesson we missed because we prevent ourselves from taking the time to absorb the meaning of what is being said. A valuable lesson we missed because […]

Our internal tug-of-war battle with success really doesn’t exist, regardless if we are an athlete or a business person. In fact it is not even a battle. We just make it one and spend way too much mental time worrying rather than doing something about it. Here’s an example; I know it, I just procrastinate […]

Merriam-Webster defines an expert as someone having, involving, or displaying special skill or knowledge derived from training or experience. We got to like the sound of that! Are you the first to say, “I don’t know?” Do you have a sense of wonder and delight at everyday details? For most, the answer is ‘no’, which […]