(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   A recent book review by Cecily Sailer had some interesting language. (I haven’t read the book; it was the language in her review which caught my attention.) The book is a memoir and the reviewer said, in part…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   Talking with one of my grandsons about his struggle with a math class I asked him a question, “What are your thoughts about the math you learned two years ago?” Oh well, he said, that stuff is easy…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   Having stewardship of a timber farm has taught me a few lessons. An important one is the benefit of effective pruning. There are many types of pruning and many reasons for it. Some kinds of trees have major…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   Dense jungle can be intimidating. I was recently reminded of such while reading an engaging, humorous, interesting book about the Inca culture of Peru (Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time…

(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…