(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)Sounds contradictory, doesn’t it? Structure seems rigid. Flexible doesn’t. Yet, they support each other. Highly successful people establish structures that support their desired outcomes. A structure simplifies things. There is no need to make constant and repeated decisions. Things can…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement, or enlightenment.) “The proof of correctness of any piece of knowledge lies only in the results its application produces. If knowledge cannot be applied, or its application produces no practical results, that knowledge is, by definition, useless and irrelevant. Knowledge is only as significant as its effects.” Thomas Campbell…

(Distinctions are subtleties of language that, when gotten, cause a shift in a belief, behavior, value, or attitude.) There is a world of difference between these two, but many times they get conflated. Let’s tease them apart. Life is risk. Period. No way to change that. Trying to wish away risk is not a useful…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement, or enlightenment.) “It’s hard to grab hold of the things we like if they don’t grab hold of us first.” John Barnes Coaching Point: Grab hold. Very kinesthetic language. Visceral. It’s personal. Yes, when you grab hold of a thing, idea, belief, etc., it is you grabbing hold of…