Make sure you play this video before reading this post. Not only will it leave you with chills, but it's vital to the lesson you're about to learn. Why did I start this training with a super nerdy reference to a Captain Picard speech? Well... Because I derive a lot of my awesomeness from Captain Picard himselfBecause this is one of my favorite Picard speeches everAnd most importantly because there is a powerful lesson in this clip - that "living is making choices" I've been … [Read more...]
Less Turkey. More Gratitude. How Practicing Daily Gratitude Can Dramatically Change Your Thinking
As I write this, it's Thanksgiving week in the U.S. This is a day when Americans are supposed to pause, reflect, and express gratitude for the positive things in our lives. Brief history lesson - This holiday evolved from the "thanks giving" prayers of the explorers who originally discovered and colonized early America. The difference between then and now is that our ancestors gave thanks for literally DAYS during this period (yes, I did pay attention during a small minority of history … [Read more...]
What Netflix Taught Me About Achieving Big Ideas
It's not really a secret that I'm a big Netflix fan. Downtime is important from time to time, and Netflix has some cool stuff you just won't find anywhere else. Anyway, a couple of weeks ago I gave myself a day off and watched a movie called "Craigslist Joe." It was about this dude who had a radical idea to survive completely off of Craiglist for 30 days. The terms of his challenge were - he would start with just the clothes on his back, no money, no food, would not make use of any of his … [Read more...]
Be Grateful. Be Successful. The Incredible Power of Positive Thinking
"What are you grateful for? It's amazing how your day, mood & perception can instantly change if you focus on the GOOD things in your life. What's yours right now?" This was a seemingly random Facebook update posted by Chris Winfield just a few days ago, a man whose knowledge, habits, attitude, and drive for success (and taste in music) I've come to look up to quite a bit in the past year or so since meeting him at the Blueglass TPA conference in Tampa, FL. His post received … [Read more...]