Body Image
How do you feel about your body? Mine is old and starting to weaken, but I’m learning to live with it. But what about you? Did you answer Great? If not, you’re not alone. It seems that many, many people are struggling with this problem today. So, what do we mean by body image? Put…
Resilience, grit, perseverance, mental toughness, and fire in the gut!
Today, I’d like to write about a topic that’s very dear to my heart – resilience, grit, perseverance, mental toughness, and fire in the gut. While many of these names are used interchangeably, they aren’t all the same. I’m hoping I can shed some light on this confusing situation. Resilience and mental toughness are closely…
What ever happened to common sense?
How did we end up where we are today? Young people report that they are feeling increasingly lonely, despite all the social media (or perhaps because of it). Many people in their 20s and 30s have already “burned out and hit the wall” more than once. Granted, we are living in a VUCA world (Volatility,…
Aging Successfully
What Does Successful Aging Mean to You? There are many ways to look at this, and that gives us the opportunity to choose what successful aging means to us. Does it mean expressing yourself creatively? Is it being a better grandparent? Is it staying fit, thinking young, and getting out and making new friends? What…
Visualization
The power of visualization makes the impossible possible. People today are learning faster than ever on all levels. In 1924, Johnny Weissmuller won the gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle at the Olympics in Paris. 38 years later (1962), I broke his record at the age of 15. But that’s nothing. Just look at the…
“Never Give Up!”
Never give up! Do you remember the person who gave up? Neither does anyone else! Just how exactly do you continue to keep going when others have given up? How do you just “not quit?” Keep positive and stay focused. Stay in the now. Force your circus mind to pay attention to the “now.” Eliminate…
“If it ain’t broken, how can we make it better?”
Blog 1 Leadership. “If it ain’t broken, how can we make it better?” Read through the three points below about how an organization can flounder in the surf without a good leader: Good people on the wrong teams? Right people being managed the wrong way? The wrong person has the right responsibility? Anything sound familiar?…
“Embrace the suck”
Learn to “embrace the suck.” The fact is, life never moves in a straight line so you can count on experiencing “suck” at some point. Life is a mixture of ease and difficulty, joy, and sadness, endings and beginnings. And you might think that your life is coming to an end when your hands and…
“Go to your edges”
“Go to your edges!” Push past your limits and undertake progressively harder challenges. If you’re not challenging yourself to do bigger and better things on a regular basis, you’re only staying within your comfort zone. Keep stepping out of your comfort zone to get better. Better has no “off season.” No doubt there exist real…
“Flow”
“Norepinephrine and dopamine typically underpin “romantic love,” endorphins and oxytocin link mother to child and friend to friend, anandamide and serotonin deepen feelings of trust, openness, and intimacy. When combinations of these chemicals flow through groups at once, you get tighter bonds and heightened cooperation.” ― Steven Kotler, Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy…