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….
Meaningful Work
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…
Why I’m Not Worried about the Flu
We could all get sick tomorrow or the next day. By writing this, I probably jinx myself and the family. I don’t consume the news, or maybe more accurately, I don’t let the news consume me. My wife rolls her eyes every time I talk about the news. I just can’t handle the fear-inducing headlines…
The Biggest Myth about the 10,000 Rule
Malcolm Gladwell popularized the research of K. Anders Ericsson, who discovered that world-class experts spend more than 10,000 hours of deliberate practice developing their skills. There have been all sorts of dissenters to the principle. Many people point out exceptions to the rule with examples of masters who have developed mastery in less than 10,000…
Overcoming Overwhelm
Overwhelm is defined as “bury or drown beneath a huge mass” or “give too much of a thing to (someone); inundate.” When you are overwhelmed by too many things to do, it can be difficult to do anything. Let’s be clear about the real enemy attacking you, though. It is not the amount of things…
