(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) Two recent S3MC’s were Distinctions with the same words but in reverse order. The convention I use in writing Distinctions is that the first word or phrase is the stronger of the two. The other side of the Distinction…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) Treat people poorly at your peril. Coaching Point: You can treat others poorly if you want, but what is the price? Copyright 2021 Steve Straus. All rights reserved…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) Skepticism is a useful tool, in moderation. But, like any talent, it can be overdone. And any talent overdone can become a hindrance. Problems with skepticism arise when it becomes a default approach to life. Smaller doses work better…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) Yes, Life Rules is a play on words. There are some immutable rules, Life Rules. Those rules, being immutable, thus Rule. Fighting them is not a good idea. Some Life Rules: Water runs downhill. Trees grow up. Everything ends…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) Do you like to eat potato chips? Or know someone who does? People who eat potato chips do so to get a payoff. Right now you may be raising your hand to make the argument that potato chips are…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) Life is too short to have to explain yourself. Explaining, justifying, working to be understood, trying to be being accepted, these and other activities are a waste of your time. Thinking that you need to do them is the…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) In the visual arts the space between the images is called negative space. In many works the negative space is what makes the image work. In music the negative space – the silence – between the notes is what…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) Sometimes I never know where an initial S3MC thought will take me. This was one of those times. Had a thought about sitting on a beach and having a crab nibble on my toe, then picking up the crab…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) Balance is a universal myth. And an individual truth. Work/life balance, work/family balance, living a balanced life, and other descriptors for the ‘balance’ topic are widely used, their meanings assumed. Implied in the word is that there is an…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) Ignoring the fact that caregiver and caretaker, while sounding like polar opposites, have an equivalent meaning. Ah, the joys of the English language. Let’s use caregiver in this S3MC. Caregivers have two motivations: want-to and should-do. Should-doers are motivated…