Category: life

  • 90-Day Goals: Why They Work

    90-Day Goals: Why They Work

    I’m becoming a fan of 90-day goals. Why? Read on: — I’m a big believer in setting goals. I’ve been following a system I created for myself in 1989. It’s worked dramatically for me, and it’s worked dramatically for others. I’d like to share it: I promise it can work for you… Why 90 Days? When…

  • A Navy SEAL’s 4 tips to boost mental toughness

    Mental Strength – Amazing post on mindbodygreen, an absolute must-read: I’ve had a 20-year career as a Navy SEAL, 30 years of martial arts training and more than 15 years of yoga practice and teaching to warriors. If there is anything I can teach you, it’s how important your mental strength is, over any physical ability…

  • Optimistic People All Have One Thing In Common: They’re Always Late

    Hmmm… I’m usually on time. Don’t know what that says about me. Here’s the article with a big ht to Wait But Why: Alexis Ren I woke up at 6 am this morning, three hours before I’m supposed to be in the office, and was still 10 minutes late to work. This is pretty standard…

  • 15 reasons why you should never visit Puerto Vallarta

    Oh wow. Over two weeks has flown by since my last post. I am thinking about warm, sunny beaches, ocean and sunsets today so here is an amusing post from matadornetwork.com. You can test your Spanish, or translate it (roughly!) with the widget on the upper right. 15 RAZONES POR LAS QUE NUNCA DEBERÍAS VISITAR PUERTO VALLARTA…

  • Picasso and the Napkin or: ‘Be a Consulting Pro, Not a Consulting Ho’

    Picasso and the Napkin or: ‘Be a Consulting Pro, Not a Consulting Ho’

    Are you offering free consulting without realizing it? Upon first reading this, a Silicon Valley episode (spoiler alert!) came to mind. In it, Richard, an entrepreneur, and his team are prospecting for investors and meet one particular group that seems very interested and excited about everything they have to share. A few days later they decline to invest and instead take all…