Consciously Define Your 3 Core Values & Consciously Practice Them Groucho Marx, the famed comedian said, “Those are my principles and if you don’t like them…well, I have others.” The reason that’s funny is because principles are bedrock values—ones that you live...
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PURPOSE: Follow Your Fit™
PUNISHED FOR YOUR STRENGTHS at Work? 5 Ways to Follow Your Fit™
Albert Einstein said, “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” This is the Science of Fit™. We are often punished for our strengths when we are in an environment that...
HOW TO FIND YOUR CALLING FROM GOD: 7 Truths about Your Purpose
One of the most challenging, but also one of the most important things, we will ever do as believers who strive to follow God’s will is to discern His calling or purpose on our lives. How do we know what God has planned for us? What if we make the wrong choices? Will...
CAREER CHANGE AT 40: 4 Famous Case Studies That Prove You Can Do It
Making a career change at 40 can be intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be. With the right attitude and support, you can make a successful transition to a new field. First, understand the reasons why you’re making the change. Are you bored, burned out, or are you...
Medical School at Age 45? How 2 Reoccurring Dreams Guided Me in My Career Change
In one of the Indiana Jones movies, there is a scene where Indiana was between two chasms and across them spanned a bridge, but he had to step out into the chasm before he could see the bridge. At 45, making the career transition to go to medical school was a lot...
How A Professional Coach Got Me Unstuck & Into My Law Career
The road to becoming a lawyer had its challenges but it was the Bar Exam, waiting for me at the end of three years of law school that had me facing some inner weaknesses which were so profoundly overcome with the help of a professional coach. After All the Work of Law...
Should You Always Move Up? (How the PETER PRINCIPLE Influences Your Niche)
The Peter Principle is a concept that was developed by Dr. Laurence Peter in the late 1960s. It is defined as the idea that “In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.” In other words, it is the tendency for employees to be promoted to...
Should you Turn Your PASSION PROJECT Into a Business?
The classic book, Positive Addiction by William Glasser, M.D., turned me into a runner. The book gives very clear do’s and don’ts for building a running lifestyle. The goal is to create an intrinsically-satisfying running habit—emphasis on INTRINSIC. Intrinsic...
Purpose Quotes 2023
We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained. -Marie Curie Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. -William James, father of American psychology Far and away the best prize that life has to offer...
I Quit My Job (Actually, I Made A Choice That Got Me Fired)
I had been relocated by my company to a new city, halfway across the earth….well, Okay, halfway across the U.S. Within weeks of this expensive upheaval in my life, the company I was working for folded. I found myself unemployed in a strange new place—no contacts, no...
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PURPOSE: Follow Your Fit™
Your Business Growth Plan (How the Magic 10:1 Ratio Works)
After over twenty years of owning my own business, I will share with you the Magic 10:1 Ratio I wish I had understood when I started my business. Your Growth Plan: 10-1 Ratio When asked how I started my business, I joke that I started my business on faith,...
Letting Go vs. Holding On: How Do You Make the Right Choice?
A young child asked a woman how old she was. She answered, "39 and Holding.” The child thought for a moment, and then said, "And how old would you be if you let go?" Scary thought. I don’t know about you all but I have found this “Letting Go vs. Holding On” to be a...
Change is Good: Lean Into the Pain & Support, Don’t Enable
As a coach, course creator, or CEO, you are often asking your clients or employees to go through change and change is often rewarding, but difficult. Lean into the Pain As a mediator helping teams process through conflict, I had a saying, “Lean into the Pain.” I got...
Our Words Train Our Brains: I Can’t Help It is Powerlessness
There are four words in the English language, I hate the most. It’s these words: “I can’t help it.” I literally shutter when I hear it. Think of your brain (and all human brains) like clay that can be sculpted with small incremental shifts—which will then pivot your...
Hero & Human: The Paradoxes of Leadership Communication
The Leadership Paradox Successful leadership is the right mix of opposite characteristics, thus, the Leadership Paradox. Leaders are required to navigate a fast-moving freeway between being a Superhero on the one hand and a Real Human on the other. It is a delicate...
PROFIT: Bank Your Course™
Your Business Growth Plan (How the Magic 10:1 Ratio Works)
After over twenty years of owning my own business, I will share with you the Magic 10:1 Ratio I wish I had understood when I started my business. Your Growth Plan: 10-1 Ratio When asked how I started my business, I joke that I started my business on faith,...
PUNISHED FOR YOUR STRENGTHS at Work? 5 Ways to Follow Your Fit™
Albert Einstein said, “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” This is the Science of Fit™. We are often punished for our strengths when we are in an environment that...
12 TYPES OF KNOWLEDGE You Need to Create Your Course
Did you know that having the right knowledge can dramatically impact your success and your income? There are 12 types of knowledge and each one matters. Having the right kind of knowledge can help you create an engaging course that would ensure the success of both the...
Use Your EXPERT POWER to 10x Your Consulting & Course Fees
Influence and Income are Only Two of the Advantages of Expert Power Today’s top digital content course creators, like Sherpas, help others reach incredible heights. You can make a big difference in people's lives Sherpas are trusted guides and guides for the climb...
8 Ideal Traits of an Epic Instructor Who Loves to Teach
Most of us, somewhere in our lifetime, has been the recipient of great teaching and have sat under the tutelage of a great instructor. Today Lifelong Learning is a must. Everyone in every professional community will be asked at some time to fill one or both...
PUBLICITY: Multiply Your Markets™
Your Business Growth Plan (How the Magic 10:1 Ratio Works)
After over twenty years of owning my own business, I will share with you the Magic 10:1 Ratio I wish I had understood when I started my business. Your Growth Plan: 10-1 Ratio When asked how I started my business, I joke that I started my business on faith,...
Letting Go vs. Holding On: How Do You Make the Right Choice?
A young child asked a woman how old she was. She answered, "39 and Holding.” The child thought for a moment, and then said, "And how old would you be if you let go?" Scary thought. I don’t know about you all but I have found this “Letting Go vs. Holding On” to be a...
Change is Good: Lean Into the Pain & Support, Don’t Enable
As a coach, course creator, or CEO, you are often asking your clients or employees to go through change and change is often rewarding, but difficult. Lean into the Pain As a mediator helping teams process through conflict, I had a saying, “Lean into the Pain.” I got...
Our Words Train Our Brains: I Can’t Help It is Powerlessness
There are four words in the English language, I hate the most. It’s these words: “I can’t help it.” I literally shutter when I hear it. Think of your brain (and all human brains) like clay that can be sculpted with small incremental shifts—which will then pivot your...
Hero & Human: The Paradoxes of Leadership Communication
The Leadership Paradox Successful leadership is the right mix of opposite characteristics, thus, the Leadership Paradox. Leaders are required to navigate a fast-moving freeway between being a Superhero on the one hand and a Real Human on the other. It is a delicate...