Paper Tiger
Cognitive dissonance unconsciously drives us to twist things to match our beliefs about ourselves, each other, the situation, and the world. We are all subject …
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Others’ Behavior
We spend way too much time and energy trying to get others to behave so that we feel better. Far better is to find a …
Don’t Look Back
The sages tell us that all our power is in the present. Any time we spend regretting, blaming, or trying to figure out stuff in …
The Danger of Focusing on What’s Wrong
Just look at everything we have to do. -Every leader Though there is so much to do, fix, and improve (and we will never, ever be …
Great Results
Great results occur when we finally see that our real work is to focus on what we want, feel good about what we want showing …
Leading When Beliefs Go Rogue
Labels, judgments, yeah buts, and other beliefs about the way things are can help but often stop helping us. They go rogue. We can tell …
Fall in Love with Your Vision
So used to expecting things not to work out, we limit our vision of what think we or our businesses can achieve. Or, perhaps, we …
Who’s Listening?
You know that narrator in your head? It’s the voice that seems to put all the thoughts into words. Pause, please, and consider. When that narrator …
We Get What We Expect
Maybe this sounds silly, trite, or just plain wrong. Yet we see daily reminders of how reality generally matches what we expect. A quick look …
Inspirational Fail
Inspirational posters and Instagram posts typically fail us. That’s because wise words do not transmit wisdom, they only coax us toward wisdom if we’re ready. …