When did basking in our achievements get such a bad wrap that we fear taking a few minutes out to celebrate? I just listened to one of those “blah blah” sort of voicemails that gets cascaded in a corporation from the head honchos to the worker bees. It is moments like these that I am…
In the movie Peaceful Warrior, Socrates (Nick Nolte) asks young Dan Millman (played by Scott Mechlowicz) “Are You Happy?” Dan replies, “What does happy have to do with anything?” To which Socrates replies, “It has everything to do with everything.” Needless to say, “Type A” driven champion athlete, campus stud, straight “A” student Dan initially…
Between e-mails and the harried life we lead, it seems a miracle if people remember to take a moment to say thank you at all anymore. It is a shame because acts of gratitude have an exponential positive impact — on the person saying thanks and the person receiving the thank you. And, quite frankly…
Did you know that if you throw a frog in boiling water, it’ll try like hell to jump out and probably make whatever sort of screaming noises a frog can make? You’re probably thinking, hell yeah, I would too! Did you also know that if you put a frog in a pot in cool water…
One of the key things that sets successful people apart from those that fall short of their dreams is that successful people do the things others are not willing to do. For instance, if you want to get into shape, you need to eat right and exercise. Everyone knows this; it is a no-brainer. But,…