3 things to help you succeed under pressure
These three things will increase your chances of success, and you’ll learn why airplane windows are round.
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You remember the Mayflower, but what about Speedwell?
On August 5th, 1620, the Pilgrims set out for America on two ships, the Speedwell and the Mayflower. You’ve likely never heard of the Speedwell, and for good reason. She never made it. Once the 60 ton ship got out into open water, she started taking on water. Discouraged, both ships returned to dartmouth to […]
Service Ride Control
The dashboard on my Yukon Denali XL (XL stands for extra long – to fit my 6 kids) has been displaying the message “Service Ride Control”. It’s been that way for 6 months now. Yes, I’m a bit embarrassed about how slow I’ve been to service my ride control, whatever that means. I finally took […]
Important questions to ask for a successful job interview
I’m a huge fan of bnet.com. They have some marvelous content, and I read nearly every new post of theirs. They’ve got a new post called “It’s a job interview, not a beauty pageant“, where they have some good advice on interviewing for a job. I recommend reading the full article, as well as the […]
Anxiously engaged
Engagement. It’s a measure of how emotional you are about something, how much you care, how involved you are, and how active you are in the pursuit of achieving it. Being engaged is crucial to being productive. An employee who is engaged will work far harder, and achieve far more than one who is disengaged. […]
There is no secret ingredient!
Perhaps one of my favorite all time movies is the brilliant animated film, Kung Fu Panda, by DreamWorks. It’s 91 minutes of pure awesomeness. In it, the overweight, clumsy, and kung-fu-less panda bear, Po, is selected to be the chosen Dragon Warrior, who will bring peace to the Valley and defeat the dreaded tiger, Tai […]
What Abraham Lincoln taught me about failure
In 1831, Abraham Lincoln failed in business. In 1832, Abraham Lincoln was defeated for state legislator. In 1833, Abraham Lincoln tried a new business, and failed. In 1835, Abraham Lincoln’s fiancée died. In 1836, Abraham Lincoln had a nervous breakdown. In 1843, Abraham Lincoln ran for congress and was defeated. In 1848, Lincoln ran again, […]
Control vs Influence
If you’re talking about your own life, control is what matters. Self-control, or self-discipline, is fundamental to your ability to succeed in anything. But if you’re talking about the life or lives of others, control is an illusion; influence is what matters. Whether it’s with your kids, your employees, your peers, or even your boss, […]
Making the most of microcosms
A microcosm is just a small version of something much larger. It’s usually very similar in the most important regards, but much simpler. Kindergarten, for instance, is a microcosm of college (the macrocosm). You couldn’t drop off a kid in college and expect them to do well. They must first survive a number of preparatory […]
Joannie Rochette – an emotional night
Joannie Rochette, a 24 year old from Quebec, was a 2009 World Silver medalist, and a five-time canadian champion who came to the 2010 Winter Olympic games in Vancouver as a top contender in women’s figure skating. But only two days prior to the start of her event, she learned her mother had died of […]
Change blindness, and the all-of-a-sudden syndrome
As human beings, we tend to fall victim to the “all of a sudden” syndrome. All of a sudden I’m out of shape. All of a sudden my finances are a wreck. All of a sudden my product is late. All of a sudden a relationship is broken. All of a sudden I’m addicted. All […]
Peaks and valleys
Peaks and valleys. Life is full of them. The important thing to remember when you’re in a valley, is that you won’t stay there forever. Valley’s are temporary, even when they seem to last an eternity. Inevitably, you find yourself back on top again. Sometimes just remembering that can be the encouragement you need to […]
Shaun White, and the real story of his success
What on earth is the Double McTwist 1260? It’s where you flip diagonally two times in the air, and simultaneously spin for three and a half rotations. It’s a crazy, high-risk, highly complicated, and totally unbelievable move. Shaun White invented it, and showed it to the world as he took gold in the snowboard half-pipe […]
Are you failing on a regular basis?
I hope you answered yes. Because if you answered no, then it means you’re not trying hard enough. You’re not trying new things. You’re not pushing yourself. You may have even become complacent. So comfortable with where you are, that you’ve established a life of stasis. Stasis is a state of inactivity, or equilibrium. If […]
Anja Paerson, we fall and we get back up
Among the stories of olympic athletes at the 2010 Winter Olympic games, one that recently caught my attention was that of Anja Paerson, one of the most decorated downhill skiers in the world. Anja Paerson has an incredible 41 wins on the World Cup circuit which she started at only 16 years old (18 in […]
Petra Majdic proves perseverance pays
Cross Country Sprint star Petra Majdic, from Slovenia was favored to win Wednesday’s gold medal finals at the 2010 Winter Olympic games at Whistler. That is until she suffered a terrible accident during a warm-up early Wednesday. Her skis caught a patch of ice on a downhill slope. She fell 9 feet into a gully […]
Lindsey Vonn – Olympic example
Of the many champions at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver Canada, the story of Minnesota’s 26 year old Lindsey Vonn is one that inspires me. Today Lindsey Vonn won the downhill gold on the 2,939-meter course at Whistler Creekside with a time of only 1:44.19, beating teammate Julia Mancuso by over half a second. […]
There is beauty all around
Early this morning I was on the way to the gym, when I was suddenly turned the corner and stopped dead in my tracks. There had been a light fog, and the sun had just broken through, casting beams of light that streamed down onto the neighborhood. I quickly pulled over to enjoy the moment, […]
Seth Wescott – gold medalist, honorary life-engineer
Yesterday was an amazing day watching 33 year old Seth Wescott win the gold medal in the snowboardcross event at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. He’s a true example of life-engineering, for while he was the defending gold medalist, having won gold medal in the event in the last olympics (the first olympics to hold […]
Sea shells and opportunities
Last week I was in Los Angeles California. My kids had made me promise to bring home some seashells, so at the end of the week I made it to the beach and began my search. I was soon dissatisfied with the meager offering of common, broken, picked-over shells available on the mostly-deserted shoreline though. […]
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