(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   Today’s issue of the S3MC is the start of its 21st year. To assure that you get all the benefit from your weekly email/blog: First, there is a database of all 1000+ issues freely available online at https://steves3minutecoaching.com…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   There is The Road Ahead and The Road Behind. The one ahead is better. Some people tend to drag the past along with them and use it to explain why they’re not getting what they want today. Their…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   A few days ago a speaker used, in passing, the phrase, “We can do better.” For some reason it lodged in me. Now I see why. We are, each in our unique way, on the journey of our…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   The American writer Flannery O’Connor once said that every story has “a beginning, a middle, and an end, though not necessarily in that order.” Life can be like that. Just because time seems to unfold in a linear…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   Does the phrase surfing in the dark feel comfortable to you? Probably not. Surfing, yes. More than comfortable. Wahoo! Ride the big one! Feel the power! That’s what surfing is about. Even if you don’t surf the monster…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   A person shows a lot by what they admire. Aware of it or not, admire shows. Proud of it or not, admire shows. Admire will not be suppressed. Coaching Point: What do you admire?   Copyright 2015 Steve…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   It’s easy to hear advice from multiple sources about how you ‘should’ live your life. “Do important work” may sound like advice from one of those sources. But it’s not; it comes from within and is the pull…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   Courage is an interesting thing. We’re taught to be courageous, to buck up, to “feel the fear and do it anyway.” Courage is part and parcel of the human journey, but what is it, this courage thing? As…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   In classic goal setting you are advised to set your goals and then set your mind to achieving them. A way of wording that mindset has been to insist on having your goals be achieved. The tricky bit…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   All change is predicated on increased awareness. It’s obvious that no change can occur until you recognize the need for change. (Or have it pointed out to you!) If there is a change you want to make, rather…