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What If UP!
What if there was a way for you to get out of a funky mood in less than five minutes? And what if that way was a game that you always win? And what if when you were done, possibilities, ideas, and joy were delivered immediately? Guess what? I’ve got the game for you....
Game Not Over
My mate had just come home from a week away and we wanted to do something really fun on his day off work. He said we could do anything I wanted. (Love it when he says that!) My first choice, as always in summer, was to go waterskiing. We needed one more person to join...
Ignorance Can Be Bliss
The headline reads “SHARK SPOTTED AT SAN FRANCISCO BEACH.” You were just there with your kids frolicking in the ocean the same day someone reported seeing a shark. Your blissful memories of the day are now clouded with the potential near miss of a shark. But what if...
Throw Out Your To-Do List
There is so much to do. It’s a full-time job to make sure that nothing on the to-do list slips through the cracks. Peaceful showers, sound sleep, conversations, and romantic dinners are interrupted by a sudden thought about what you must remember to do later. Lists...
The 5-Star Role
Back in 2008, I received an email from an HR person who wanted to use my services to screen job applicants for her company using the DISC behavioral assessments. (I’ve been a certified DISC coach for almost 20 years.) In my conversation with her, I was very adamant...
When Prosperity Doesn’t Knock
Imagine inviting several guests over for a lavish dinner party. You’ve been planning it for weeks. The menu, shopping, selecting wines, table settings and after dinner games are in place. Everything is ready but your guests haven’t arrived. Hmm… the invitation said to...
Money: Story Time
We all have stories we tell about money. If not aloud, then in our head. Most of the time they’re in the background of our thoughts and we don’t pay them much attention. I am not talking stories like, “Hey Bob, did you hear about the time I tripled my income?” I’m...
Tough Conversations Turned Good
Have words escaped your lips that you later regretted or wished you had said differently? Have you felt you flubbed up a conversation with a potential client? Has somebody ever said something to you in a fit that really hurt your heart? Have you ever talked a subject...
Take It to the Extreme
Have you ever observed someone’s behavior or listened to their words and thought, “They’re so extreme!”? Did you mean it in a positive or negative way? Being extreme works both ways. You can be extremely poor or wealthy. You can be extremely negative or positive. You...