Category: Success

Perfection Kills…

It’s been an exhilarating last two weeks, working with the people in my author apprentice program. I love the creative high and we’re bringing some amazing work into the world. But if there is one roadblock I’m helping people with over and over, it’s their desire for perfection.

Living Up to Expectations

It’s amazing how much time, energy and mental bandwidth we expend on living up to expectations. Our own, as well as others.

How to Set the Perfect Goal

Last post we discussed the criteria that for goals that cause you to change your behavior enough to attain them. I promised that in this post I would share what makes a goal “perfect” – one that you want to achieve, you can achieve, and it transforms your life for the better.

Setting Goals that Actually Work

You already know some dreams are bigger than others, some dreams are easier to obtain, and some are merely whimsical. So what’s the most important criteria about the dreams you have for the future?

Vote for Yourself

It’s one of my favorite/most excruciating things to do this time of the year. Watching the Top 10 on So You Think You Can Dance. You get to see ten people with mad genius talent, doing performances directed and created by some of the best choreographers on earth. But it’s like going to see Titanic. You already know it doesn’t have a happy ending...

Taking Risks for Success

In the last two posts we looked at hope versus delusion and I said that if you really believe in your idea, you should take a shot. Too many people are risk-adverse, and operate their lives in fear-based modes. I talked about this in depth on podcast #140 Secret of the Super Achievers. Worth a listen if you haven’t already. Here’s the basis of the hypothesis.

Are You a Dreamer or Delusional?

Last post we looked at dreamers, the people so optimistic, so certain on their success, that they knew they could not fail. And many who did fail. So that leads us to one of the most important questions in prosperity, success and significance…. How do you know whether your brilliant new idea will gain traction and change the game – or you’re just naive and delusional?

Hope Springs Eternal

Seth Mouton seriously believed that he could become the next president of the United Sates. He quit the race Friday. Eric Swalwell, John Hickenlooper, and Jay Inslee all seriously believed that they were actually going to become the next president of the United States. They’re out now.