The Missing “C”
Most pianists understand the importance of "Middle C" in orienting themselves as they begin to play. In leadership “middle C” represents compassio…
Tag: 16 Elements – Objective
New Years’ Resolution – Goals or Gales?
As you set goals, especially those tied to very “narrow” constraints, be careful that you don’t substitute one level of uncertainty and frustra…
Let Your Light Shine
You're on a journey... not just to discover the light shining within you, but to let it out and let it shine. That moment when you discover who you re…
Discover the light within
You are capable of greatness. In fact, it is already within you. You just need to discover it, and then work to bring your life into alignment so that…
Limitations: They do not define you
The hardest handicaps to overcome are mental. It happens when we tell ourselves the wrong story. Change the story.
Finding fulfillment: 4 truths of personal progress
These four truths about mastery and personal progress will help you find fulfillment, purpose, and direction in life, and will help you get past your …
Lock-In: Why so may fail to progress in life
A common decision-making error called "lock-in", which plagues so many people and prevents them from changing paths or moving forward in their lives.
How great leaders inspire action – the golden circle
Simon Sinek describes how it is that great leaders inspire action—why some people are able to achieve things when others are not. He explains a new …
Change blindness and the all-of-a-sudden syndrome
Things rarely happen “all of a sudden.” They happen incrementally, by degrees; slowly, over time. The problem is, we usually don’t see them happ…
Shaun White, and the real story of his success
Shaun had all the ingredients to engineer his life for success. He showed early on that he had the passion, the commitment, the drive, and the willing…
Seth Wescott – gold medalist, honorary Life Engineer
True champions are able to overcome great odds to achieve greatness because they know, at a very fundamental level, that they can do it.
Seashells and opportunities
Opportunities don’t sit and wait very long. Often, you’ll no sooner spot one worth pursuing than it’s washed away. You have to act fast. You hav…
Straining toward achievement
Any time you want to push yourself well beyond what you have done before, the amount of effort required will be dramatically disproportionate to the i…
Michael Phelps – setting and achieving goals
Each one of us is filled with potential. Each of us has the makings of greatness. As we continue to mold and shape ourselves, we become the actual man…
Michael Phelps – Making your dreams come true
Michael Phelps set the astonishing goal of winning eight gold medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. People like Phelps make their own reality by daring…
The blessed nature of simplicity
Life seems to have become focused on how much more you can take on. How much more you can do. How much more you can acquire. All too often, we mistake…
Life Sculptor
LIFE SCULPTOR articles In association with “It is what you make of it” and “The Builders,” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, here’s another beautiful poem supporting…
Do you measure yourself?
Do you measure yourself? All day today I’ve been wallowing in spreadsheets, crunching numbers, and measuring progress. The process of measurement is an incredibly powerful…
Someone who decided to make a difference 2
Someone who decided to make a difference 2 I just read another inspiring story over on CNN (you can find the full story here). Here’s…