The Olympics were on in the TV in the background. My daughter was working on a painting project in the adjacent room. “Can I play in the Olympics when I get older?” she asked. The answer came pretty easy. Just moments before, one of the winners shared the secret to his success in an interview….
Meaning and Motivation
Vision Setting Exercise: See, Say, and Feel
We all want our projects to succeed, but two problems almost always occur while we are working on them: We don’t actually know what success looks like. While working on a project, we get stuck without a clear idea how to move forward. Whether it is a book, a screenplay, a song, a speech, an…
Take More Shots
“My goal is to make four baskets,” my daughter proudly announced to me before her second 3rd grade basketball game. This would be a pretty audacious goal considering it was only her second game ever and the final scores of her games do not tend to be very high. My wife offered another suggestion: “How…
How I Accidentally Got into the Best Shape of My Life
I debated about writing this lesson, but in the interest of documenting my journey I think it is worth sharing what I learned last year about health and physical appearance. By “best shape” I don’t mean my ability to run fast or long distances or by the amount of weight I can bench press or…
My One Word for 2018
I know a lot of influential people online who like to pick just one word to focus on for the year. In 2013 I picked three words for the year, but I never really thought about them much. This year my wife suggested that our entire family pick a word to focus on during the…
