I recently reached out to an accounting firm to inquire about assistance with my taxes. They treated me well, but I didn't feel like they wanted my service. At first I thought poorly of them. Surely they must want my service and just don't know how to show it, right? Then I talked with a [...]
Our actions today may be right in the moment, but may not be right for the next moment. Facts change (as we learn information through the scientific process). Our viewpoints change. The world changes. People change. What we stood for as young people may have been right for that time but not in the moment. [...]
What does it mean to be a good customer? Should you care? You may receive better service when you are a good customer. Yet, sometimes you may just have bad communication with the service provider. Then what? You might be over to overcome it. Or sometimes maybe it is just a poor fit between provider [...]
We can set goals while still creating flexibility in the system. It might seem daunting to plan in a moment when we feel the future is uncertain. But the future is always uncertain. There will always be bumps in the road we just don't know what, where, and when. We can still move forward towards [...]
You can't fight willful blindness by shoving information down people's throats. Facts are band-aids. They cover gaps in knowledge, but fail to treat the root cause: a lack of desire to learn. Ignorance is a choice. Curiosity is a cure. It motivates people to educate themselves. ~Adam Grant Thoughts to ponder. If true, how do [...]
If you have the power to create your own luck, what type of luck are you trying to create? What are you doing now, in this moment, to help set the circumstances to 'be lucky' in the future? Are you open enough to accept luck that comes your way?
I recently conducted a workshop to assist others in creating documents to name who they choose to make healthcare and financial decisions for them if they are unable to make them for themselves. The idea was to fill out a worksheet during the workshop, turn it in immediately, and I would create the documents for [...]
Education is fantastic, amazing, healthy, and wise. But it can also be a barrier between who you are now and who you want to be. Education can compliment what we are doing, or you might decide you just need a little more education before you make the change to seek to make. Choose wisely. Education [...]
It is quite amazing how much STUFF we can accumulate, at least those of us fortunate to be reasonably well off and live in the United States or another first-world economy. I recently served as a middle-man to take baby-items from one recent mother to a soon-to-be mother; two friends who don't know eachother. I [...]
Happiness leads to better health outcomes. Working on projects using our highest strengths puts us in a flow state which leads to happiness. How can you do your 'must do's' using more of your strengths? *check out this video for more depth on this.
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