(Distinctions are subtleties of language that, when gotten, cause a shift in a belief, behavior, value, or attitude.) A belief can be like a flywheel. When we hear information that agrees with a belief, it adds energy to the flywheel. This strengthens the belief. A risk of this is the well-known confirmation bias. It constricts…

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.) “Now What?” Coaching Point: This is a Great Question on two levels. First, it serves as a centering question with the byproduct benefit of avoiding or eliminating overwhelm. ‘Now What’ puts us in our place of greatest power and possibility: Now. It’s easy to be…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement, or enlightenment.) “The mind that is not baffled is not employed.” Wendell Berry Coaching Point: The full text is, “It may be that when we no longer knowwhich way to go we have begun our real journey. The mind that is not baffled is not employed. The impeded stream…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) In military aviation there is a device known as a heat-seeking missile. In the nose of the missile is extremely sensitive apparatus which can detect the difference in temperature between heat emitted by the target and the surrounding ambient…