(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   At the gym the other morning I was focused on rehabbing my left shoulder, which had been giving me trouble for a while. As I did the exercises I realized I had also – in the previous year…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   Thanks Gratitude Appreciation Recognition Cheer Acknowledgement Giving credit Well done Good work Gratefulness Accepting Pleased Giving thanks   Coaching Point: When you re-read the list, which ones stand out for you?   Copyright 2016 Steve Straus. All rights…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   In a recent interesting article on telescopes and astronomy there emerged a coaching point which is universal. It concerns the different viewpoints of astronomers and physicists. Astronomers are primarily interested in looking for ever larger phenomena. They try…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   There was an interesting line in a recent movie which caught my attention. Researching it showed that, with various wording differences, it is a proverb from several cultures. The line is, “What you lose in the fire, you…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   Humans tolerate. Animals don’t. The difference? Thinking things should be different than they are. A badger, dealing with a new-fallen tree across the normal path back to her den, simply goes around, over, or under it. She doesn’t…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   Visions of utopias lift the human spirit. To dream of what is possible is how progress is made. Always be willing to ‘build your castles in the air.’ Practical is also necessary because it provides traction. It, too…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   Trust. The word alone evokes many thoughts, emotions, and reactions. Much has been written about trust over thousands of years. The point of this S3MC is to describe a simple, street-level attribute of trust. It is unwise to…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   Recently a person used the phrase, “I want to make sure I’m not borrowing problems from the future.” Struck by that language, I asked him to say more about it. He was talking about worry. A technical definition…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   The past collapses into itself. Details disappear. Facts fade. Conditions combine. It’s not so much that we forget or can’t remember, it’s that collapsing thing the past seems to do. Memories remain real, but they aren’t accurate. A…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   There are many forms of blindness; this S3MC is about the blindness which comes from being judgmental. When I am being judgmental it means I am holding a position. I know what’s right. A position which doesn’t agree…