Not being a full-on baseball fan, I still feel confident that I know what he’s saying. If you don’t even try, you can’t possibly succeed, right? How many times have clients told me that they are afraid to even take a shot at what they want? How many times have I told them that what …
Got a challenge for you Chris, My first goal is to get out of bed WHEN the alarm rings THE FIRST TIME, lol and to be productive during the morning so that by 1 pm I can move to, “want to items” vs “have to items.” Signed, Buzzzz ~~~~~~~~~~ Well Buzzz, it’s a matter of …
I particularly like this quote, because it’s author is the founder of a company I LONGED to work for out of college. I was blessed to have spent 28 years at IBM and met with incredible failures and successes. I will wholeheartedly agree with Mr. Watson… When I made my first unsuccessful sales calls, I …
Many successful individuals will tell you, that without the “failures” in their lives or businesses, they would not have achieved their goals. It’s always a learning process…that is, if you “learn” from those failures. I’ve often thought that failures were just an opportunity to show you what you’re truly made of. And when you achieve …
Hello Chris, I have a question for you. How can I stop being a loner and make friends. I can’t make interesting talk with people. I can see them getting bored when I do. Help! Signed, Friendless ~~~~~~~~~~ Well Friendless, the question I would ask is… What do you consider “interesting talk?” I’m going to …
Odd way of phrasing the title, I know. And yet, isn’t it true that when we solve a problem, we make a decision that we don’t want to run into this again? It does, in fact, become a rule, benchmark, signpost…whatever you want to call it. It becomes something we can “recall” to avoid the …
Are you a bit like me, in that you really want to make the BEST decision, every time? Nothing wrong with that… However. We know that the decisions we make, are done with the information we have available at the time. What if you get MORE information, later, that may have guided you to a …
Hi Chris, How do you let things go? I keep replaying/overthinking stuff and it just doesn’t help me. Do you let things go easily? Do you have any steps I can take? Signed, Overthinking it ~~~~~~~~~~ The shortest and quickest answer is…I don’t always let things go easily. However. I believe this is a skill …
This quote is a testament to my working out, 4 days a week. Even when I don’t want to… During lockdown, I gained some weight. Having been an active exerciser in my 40’s, I knew I had to get back into the groove to get the weight off and keep it off. Motivation? Check. When …
A “skillful” anything…holds to the same sentiment. Many a highly skilled individual, did not achieve mastery without challenges. It takes those very challenges, to provide the skill and mastery being pursued. So when the waters get choppy on the way to your great achievements, celebrate it. You’re being “made.”
