How Neuroscience, Mindset, and Action Work Together Good intentions pave a road to nowhere good… right? But why is it that even our best of intentions, our best plans, do not get us the results we want? Why is it that we stall out (assuming we even get a good start)? It turns out that success (and thriving) takes far more than just the desire to ge…

One of my favorite things about doing this podcast is meeting some very cool guests. And on this episode, I had the chance to talk with Dr. Colin Zhu, a holistic doctor and chef extraordinaire. Why the chef part? Because Colin sees so many areas of health and wholeness that is touched by a good diet… along with the consequences of poor dietary choi…

Have you failed? Did that failure stop you from moving forward? Did it get you stuck? Failure is a part of life. Ever watched a child learn to walk? Success only comes after repeated failures. Yet that same child keeps on trying, until the child gets it right. What happens in adulthood? Why does a fear of failing keep us from acting? When we don’t …

Days have a rhythm. All day long, it is a huge inhale, trying to get that energy in you and into your efforts. But at the end of the day, it is a big exhale, a moment of relaxing and calming. Or more accurately, it should be. In our natural rhythm, evenings are a time to wind-down, calm down, and move toward rest. In fact, our ancestors had no choi…

One of my favorite sayings is “Not my circus, not my monkey.” Evidently, this is a Polish proverb: Not my circus, not my monkey. Maybe it is because I have an affinity for monkeys, but I love the meaning of that. Am I caught up trying to deal with someone else’s circus or monkey? Am I trying to deal with an issue over which I have no control, and m…

Let’s just say it and get it out of the way. You, I, and everyone else, is going to die. An inescapable fact of life. We will die. A morbid thought? I don’t think it has to be a morbid thought, as much as an organizing thought. Reality. It brings things into focus. Years ago, I met a man who was dying from cancer. He was focused, determined. His pr…

It’s just human nature. We like things finished And when they’re not, they can often tug at us, pulling energy and focus away. When things are left hanging, we feel (oh, by the way, the last word from that first line is “finished”) incomplete, unfinished, unsatisfied. Did you feel that sensation when you realized a word was missing… and it bugged y…

My coaching client was wanting to thrive. He told me he was constantly studying about self-growth. But he wanted to really transform his life. And, he told me, so much of what he was reading was, to quote him, “woo-woo stuff.” He used that term as a reference to ideas he thought were “out there.” So first, let me just say, what is “out there” to on…

Are you up for a challenge? In the last episode of my podcast, I discussed how to hold on when life is tough. That’s when life is challenging you. But what about when life isn’t so challenging… where life is copacetic? Just cruising. It’s my observation that we work hard to keep life flat. We work hard to keep things smooth. Is it cold outside? Tur…

Have you heard of Kaizen? It is the principle of continuous improvement. Continuous improvement is a great model for change. It is based on constant changes toward a better outcome. No need for sudden upheaval or change (although that is sometimes necessary). Instead, course corrections are made along the way, nudging something toward improvement. …