Mastering Habits

“All great achievements require time.” -Maya Angelo I have a brilliant girlfriend, Denise, who is an expert in organization.  She has grown into this skill out of necessity – where life became her teacher.  Her quest for constant improvement and a wonderful...

Cathedrals of Time – Honoring Your Productivity

“What lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.”                                                             -Aristotle   We all have the same 24 hours each day – no more, no less. If you think about it objectively, how we invest those 24 hours is...

What Ifs of Time

 “Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.”                     ― William Penn I know I’m not alone when I tell you that I meet myself coming and going most days….I know many of us do. I am a working parent without a partner and can complain about that all...

Goal Setting from Desire

It’s the end of January and the first month of the year is almost gone. I host a monthly meeting and have been reflecting about our discussion on effective goal setting. With a faint lingering hangover of New Year’s Resolutions and the sad fact that 97% are abandoned...

Event + Response = Outcome (Responding too soon.)

At a recent meeting with a large group of job seekers, I was heartened to hear how many have positive activity occurring in their search.  However, in contrast, I am also struck by some who have worked hard to get something-anything to happen that once they finally...