Struggling to Succeed in Business and other Relationships? The Health Trifecta is What's Missing…
I embrace failure. I know that sounds counterintuitive, but it’s the truth. I look at failure as a way to see things I didn’t see the first time around. When I go at it again -- and chances are I will -- I am far more prepared. Now, I’m not saying that that failure is easy to get through. Just like you, I have to deal with the feelings of ego-crushing disappointments when a failure happens. Clearly, I hadn’t planned to fail. But, for reasons that I then uncover, I did. But, whatever. I get back up. Make no mistake: I know it’s a struggle to break through to the other side of failure. No question. But here’s the thing: it’s during that struggle that I take [...]
Health Trifecta Blog Series: Part 2 – Making Amends with Your Mental Health
I can’t stand when I am not sharp and entirely on point. I must be mentally clear and keep track of all of the balls I have in the air. But, once in a while, one will drop. And, I get it: we all can get burnt out, and things can fall to the wayside. That’s normal. I can’t stand when I am the one who drops any ball. But, when I drop the ball, I make a conscious choice to take a step back and see what’s up. Dropping one ball is one thing, but dropping many balls is entirely another. And I get it: letting balls drop increasingly is not a conscious decision that someone is making. But, it could be the sign of something [...]
Health Trifecta Blog Series: Part 1 – Redefine Your Physical Health
Maybe more than any other time in our lives, people are consciously focusing on their health. And, I think it’s about time! What does the word health mean to you? Chances are you will answer “my body.” I’ve always been curious that the word “physical” always comes to mind when we say the word health. It’s why we eat right, why we work out, and why we take care of our bodies. We want to look great, not get sick, and live a long life. “Healthy” means all of that -- and for most of us, saying we are “healthy” means our physical health. But health is far more than that. Health is a trifecta. The physical part is only one-third of being truly healthy. "It’s time [...]
Execution Blog Series: Part 3 – Making Your Goals a Reality
In Part 1 of my Execution series, which is titled: Creating a Road Map to Your Goals... you put pen to paper and reflected on 2020: you identified what goals fell through the cracks and re-assessed their priority in light of the shifts that have happened. In Part 2 of my Execution series, which is titled: The Blueprint of Success... I explained the SMART Goal Setting System, and you prioritized and organized your goals in terms of importance. Now, let’s bring it all home. Let’s get to work. Let’s execute the last section. Assignment: Get out your work from Execution Blog #2. (Remember you organized your goals into 6 different categories -- This Week, This Month, 3 Months, 6 Months, 1 Year). Cross out This Week and [...]
Execution Blog Series: Part 2 – The Blueprint of Success
In my last blog titled, "Part 1 – Creating a Road Map to Your Goals". I put you to work reviewing the last couple of years' goals. I challenged you to figure out which are still relevant. If you didn’t complete that assignment, get a pen and a piece of paper and go back to that blog. As I stated in that blog, from this point forward, it will be less reading what I say and more of you putting pen to paper to get things done. You are about to start moving up! For the rest of you who completed the assignment, let’s get back to work. In this blog, the 2nd in my 3-part series on execution, we will work through the SMART goal [...]
Execution Blog Series: Part 1 – Creating a Road Map to Your Goals
How many of you made goals in the last year or two that have fallen through the cracks? I know I have. Look, one year ago, who would have thought we would be dealing with the deep ramifications of a global pandemic that affects all of our lives. But, here is the thing. We can’t let it crush us. We need to get to work. Is it the way we assumed? Probably not. But, that can’t get in your way of our future success. Paralysis by analysis is a kiss of death in all aspects of our lives. It’s up to each one of us individually to put that first foot forward again and keep moving, keep producing, keep executing. We all need to readjust our [...]