(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   It is said, when someone has an accident, “He wasn’t paying attention.” That’s not true. You’re always paying attention. The question is, to what? An accident can result from being fully attentive, just to the wrong things. If…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied,cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   Suffer is a word derived from the Latin meaning ‘to carry.’ To suffer is to carry something which does not bring you happiness. Resentments? Incompleteness? Burdens? Sadness? Anger? What-might-have-been? The list of what may cause you to suffer is…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   “No Pain, No Gain” is a phrase known to most. Pain is a motivator which has powered much gain. A lot has been accomplished by people in action to escape or lessen pain. Pain has the great attribute…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   Noticing what people do is a useful skill. Noticing what highly successful people do is even better. When you become aware of something highly successful people do, which you have not been doing, believe will be useful for…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   As a Coach I spend quite a bit of my time observing people. It helps that I’m fascinated by humans and the human condition. By what we do and don’t do. By how we grow or remain stuck…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   Grow where you’re planted is ancient advice, but have you considered its attributes? They fall into two categories, the plant and the soil. And a surprise. At our timber farm in Arkansas we grow Loblolly pines. At maturity…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   We know about the value of deferring pleasure, how it is considered a virtue and when viewed from certain angles, it is. To not be seduced by current pleasure is considered a mark of maturity. But since deferring…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   Probably is useful … except when it isn’t. Probably is approximate. Probably uses assumptions, your experiences, intellect, and trends. A benefit of probably is speed. You don’t have to wait around long to take action when you’re probably…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   I went to see a popular movie the other day and didn’t much care for it because of the performance of the lead actor. As I thought about it I remembered that an actor has two things going…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   Greg Brown has a song called ‘Loneliness House’ which uses the metaphor of withdrawing into a house, by himself, as an expression of what happens when he feels lonely. In the song he touches on some of the…