It’s Thanksgiving week in the U.S. — a time we intentionally look at our lives and feel grateful. Yet too often gratitude feels fake, forced or like going through the motions. Most times this is because we overlook thanking ourselves by habit. You’d put your own oxygen mask on first…

Do I have your attention? Because there are a lot of things vying for it. Your work, people and groups of people that want something (AKA lots of organizations and causes), your friends, family and significant others, maybe your pets or stray animals… You’ve probably heard the truism, What we…

“Go big or go home” is woven throughout the fabric of everyday U.S. business. We’re trained and incentivized to go harder, better, faster, stronger than we did yesterday — and all of our competitors. Many of us still see the world in terms of winners and losers. It’s survival of…

Most people think they “are who they are.” Like any self fulfilling prophesy (or placebo effect), this is true largely because you believe it to be. If who you believe yourself to be is working for you, great! If not — meaning you’re not getting all of the results you…

You probably have some idea of what winning at your work looks like for you. I hope so! I hope you’re defining success on your terms (if not, you’re invited — and I highly recommend). The experience of subjective success, joy and fulfillment is often the holy grail of people…

Brilliance (intellectual-technical-artistic-social-athletic-spiritual) has a shadow side: It makes us more capable of deceiving ourselves and others. The most common form of self-deception I’ve witnessed in clients is emotional disconnection or denial. …

Great leaders and entrepreneurs make strong, inspired commitments and strive courageously toward them. Commitment can seem a heavy word when we’re overworked, unclear on what we want or what’s most important. I was unclear on my commitments when I first started my business. Drunk on freedom, I was a kid…

There are seasons and cycles for everything — for rest and reflection, for learning new things, for diving in and stepping on the gas. Driving results quickly (acceleration) is exhilarating and a challenge. There’s also more risk. Acceleration looks like: Making choices Tying off loose ends Narrowing and committing to…

Errors of commission are easy to spot. They’re faux pas, times you said or did things you wish you hadn’t. They’re spilled milk, embarrassing wrong moves, big or little “oops,” cringey moments and “I can’t believe I did that’s.” Errors of omission are often less obvious. They’re times you failed…