Friday Ignite 4 – A Cool Thank You Note I Got
So I was checking my email this morning and I found a really cool thank you letter from someone who I hadn't actually met before. So you're probably wondering... if I had never met him, how the hell did I deserve the thanks? Check this out to get the story: Since filming the vid, I had a few more exchanges with Dean. Very cool guy with a great story. THE BEST PART... His product that he had some success with, was all about a topic I am currently needing advice and coaching on. He sent me a copy at no cost cuz he's cool ...
Friday Ignite 2 – Goal Striving Paradox
How many times have you set a goal and failed to reach it? Personally, I have lost count. Sometimes it was because my goals were too aggressive. Other times I lost interest in the goal. And then another portion of the time, I was pretty much sabotaging my achievement of the goal. The following video explains why. Please leave me your comments and let me know what you think :)
Friday Ignite 1 – Can You Believe It?
This blog is the very first website I built as an entrepreneur. It actually used to be an old school HTML style site and then I turned it into a blog in 2009. As I have evolved my online business, I have started dozens (if not hundreds) of websites and projects. In the mean time, I have kind of let this blog grow a little stale. I update it once in a while but it had lost my focus for a long time. The original reason I built this site was the same reason I became an entrepreneur. To share my ...
Mental Shadowboxing Technique
I have been neglecting this blog for the past couple of months but it does not mean I have not been working on new ideas, techniques and so on. In fact, I have been immersed in some really exciting personal growth studying that has been really helping in many areas of my life. I have resurrected my study of the book "Psycho Cybernetics" by Maxwell Maltz. In my opinion, if you only read one personal growth book... this should be it. I have picked up so many ideas and strategies that have helped me in huge ways in my life. One of my ...
My 30 Day Challenge
One of the biggest things I see people struggling with, whether I'm coaching or even just people I meet in general, is that they know what they *should* be doing to improve certain things in their life... but they don't actually *do* it! In some cases, these people have read and studied a wide variety of self improvement topics. So lack of knowledge is not the issue. The issue is lack of follow through. And in my opinion, the reason there is a lack of follow through is because there is no real forcing function. I am just as guilty as anyone ...
Manage Your Energy Not Your Time
I have been wanting to blog about this topic for some time now. For the past 6 or 7 weeks, I have spent all of my "study time" immersed in the work of Tony Schwartz from The Energy Project. I am almost done his book called The Power of Full Engagement (not an affiliate link, second book in the list) and it has been one of the most powerful, life changing books I have ever read. In a nutshell, his work is all about energy management and helping people perform at elite levels by understanding how energy impacts performance. I intend to ...
You Get Good at What You Practice
Since we were kids, all of us have understood the value of practice. If you want to get good at hockey, reading, piano, singing, or any other engaged activity, you have to practice. Practice is defined as the application of a skill repeatedly or regularly in order to improve or maintain one’s proficiency. I think most people would agree that the highest achievers in an area of life are those who practice the most. How does this apply to our every day lives? If you think about your overall quality of life, it is basically made up by the accumulation of ...
The Need to be Right
Our world is full of variety. On any given day we can have both positive and negative experiences. Many of these experiences ultimately influence the way we see the world and the opinions we form about how the world works. Everyone lives in the context of their own perspective. While one person may look at a snow storm and be excited about the possibilities to get out and have fun, another person might be full of fear because they had previously been involved in a driving accident caused by dangerous winter driving conditions. The events and circumstances are neutral. Our opinions about ...
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Friday Ignite 4 – A Cool Thank You Note I Got
So I was checking my email this morning and I found a really cool thank you letter from someone who I hadn’t actually met before. So you’re probably wondering… if I had never met him, how the hell did I deserve the thanks? Check this out to get the story: Since filming the vid, I...
Friday Ignite 2 – Goal Striving Paradox
How many times have you set a goal and failed to reach it? Personally, I have lost count. Sometimes it was because my goals were too aggressive. Other times I lost interest in the goal. And then another portion of the time, I was pretty much sabotaging my achievement of the goal. The following video...
Friday Ignite 1 – Can You Believe It?
This blog is the very first website I built as an entrepreneur. It actually used to be an old school HTML style site and then I turned it into a blog in 2009. As I have evolved my online business, I have started dozens (if not hundreds) of websites and projects. In the mean time, I have kind of let...
Mental Shadowboxing Technique
I have been neglecting this blog for the past couple of months but it does not mean I have not been working on new ideas, techniques and so on. In fact, I have been immersed in some really exciting personal growth studying that has been really helping in many areas of my life. I have resurrected my study...
My 30 Day Challenge
One of the biggest things I see people struggling with, whether I’m coaching or even just people I meet in general, is that they know what they *should* be doing to improve certain things in their life… but they don’t actually *do* it! In some cases, these people have read and studied...
Manage Your Energy Not Your Time
I have been wanting to blog about this topic for some time now. For the past 6 or 7 weeks, I have spent all of my “study time” immersed in the work of Tony Schwartz from The Energy Project. I am almost done his book called The Power of Full Engagement (not an affiliate link, second book in...
You Get Good at What You Practice
Since we were kids, all of us have understood the value of practice. If you want to get good at hockey, reading, piano, singing, or any other engaged activity, you have to practice. Practice is defined as the application of a skill repeatedly or regularly in order to improve or maintain one’s...
The Need to be Right
Our world is full of variety. On any given day we can have both positive and negative experiences. Many of these experiences ultimately influence the way we see the world and the opinions we form about how the world works. Everyone lives in the context of their own perspective. While one person may...
Don’t Let Weak Relationships Hold You Back
I have heard this kind of story so many times. Aspiring entrepreneurs REALLY hate their job, have an intense desire to make a change in their life and start their own business but they are discouraged by “well meaning” family members or friends. If your relationship with someone is being...
2011 Kick Off – Day 7 – Perseverance
As with any personal development discussion, we have discussed many concepts and ideas that will change your habits and ultimately your behavior. None of these changes will be long last without persistence and perseverance. From Day 7 of our 7 Day Brainwash program, Brad and I share some of our thoughts...
