(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) For several reasons lately the topic of history is getting my attention. Some musing on History: “History is the creation of the present, not merely a record of the past.” I had to contemplate this a bit before I …

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) We – each of us – see the world through our own filters, experiences, beliefs, biases, values, needs, wants, lacks, pleasures, relationships, wealth. Every single little bitty attribute we have affects what we perceive. It can’t be any other …

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement, or enlightenment.) “Boy if you get up every morning for two weeks in a row and don’t want to go do what you’re about to go do well, you need to change something.” Jack Straus – My father (‘Pop’) Coaching Point: At the tender age I first …

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.) “Why not?” Coaching Point: So often we let the littlest obstacle stop our progress. The slightest push-back. A subtle frowning disagreement. Our gut or head says go but we stop at no. Ideas have to be sold. Progress doesn’t occur in solitude. Awaking others to …

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) “I belong everywhere I am.” I overheard that sentence recently. It was spoken matter-of-factly with little emotional charge. Clearly it was a simple statement of that person’s truth – “I belong everywhere I am.” Reflecting on it I wonder …

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) Less than 25% of the world’s population is older than 53 meaning that for over three-quarters of living people the first landing on the Moon’s surface by humans is in interesting historical event not a personally remembered one. The …