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Why You Can’t Stick to a New Year’s Resolution

Human behavior is a funny thing. I know that because I’ve studied it extensively. On today’s very special episode of the video blog, Warren asked me to talk about the mindset of changing your behaviors. It takes a lot of work, but you can get there. Or maybe you can’t, because you don’t truly believe […]

Why You Don’t Love Yourself

Why is it so hard to look into the mirror and say “I love you?” Why are human beings so great at caring for others – yet so poor at caring for themselves? Want to wake up tomorrow a little happier than you did today? All of this and more on Incremental Progress 081 – […]

Workspace and Mindspace

While I was on vacation a couple weeks back, I had an opportunity to do some reading and some reflecting. And I came to a conclusion about priorities. When you’re a business owner, you have a million things to do in a day. You’ve heard me talk about that before, so I’ll leave that at […]

You Are in Charge of Your Actions

“The unexamined life is not worth living.” I bring up this quote from Socrates because there’s a perception out there that we are not in control of our emotions and our reactions. And while it’s true that we cannot stop our brains from feeling certain ways … it is possible to take ownership of your […]

You Can Do It, But You’re Not

Your mindset is the biggest risk to your business. This applies to far more than just positive thinking. While optimism has its place, we also need to be aware of our blind spots – what is our brain hiding from us that we don’t even know about? My good friend and client David Mehler helps […]

Your Feelings Mean Nothing

There’s a Bruce Lee quote floating around the internet right now that talks about this concept. Your feelings are a distraction from the mission – your mission – whatever you want to call it. You owe it to yourself to stay focused on what is important. Let neither praise not reprimand distract you from your […]

Your Goals Need to Make Sense

If you set goals that you don’t have direct control over, you will fail. Here’s a delusional goal: “This quarter, we’re going to increase profits by 10%.” If that’s all you’ve written down, achieving it will be a matter of luck. Unless you’re going out picking people’s pockets, you don’t have direct control over your […]

Your Role Models are Sabotaging Your Success

If you had a million dollars, what would you do with it? Would you invest it into your business? Buy a nice house for your family? Show it off with a fancy car? You’re going to hear a couple of voices pop up. The first voice will say “Oh, cool. Maybe I can finally take […]