What do the Olympics teach us about goal setting and goal achievement? Have we been living too much in an idealized version of goal setting?

How many of us would work hard for 4 years, spend a ton of money, and discipline ourselves to get going under the worst weather conditions . . . all for a 23-second opportunity to win Gold?
It wasn’t a sure thing – many of his competitors were also talented, also had worked hard, also had envisioned [...]

This was the scene this morning waiting for the Olympics 2010 Vancouver flame to arrive at one of its many destinations today, the last day of the Olympic Flame run.  
It was right outside my apartment block.  It was early.  We heard the helicopter at around 5:30 am as the flame  started it’s last journey. 
The flame [...]

What do you do with your Wednesdays?  Lots of people think about the “dreaded Mondays” or the “Thank goodness it’s Friday” days, but, have you ever thought how wonderful Wednesdays are?
It’s the middle of the week – 2 days of your work week have already gone by and only 2 more to go before the [...]

Listening effectively is more difficult than ever despite the fact that we are surrounded by communication tools. Here are a couple of things to try and hopefully they’ll help you save some time, energy and relationships.

The Olympic Fever has hit Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics – tons of people have already arrived and the torch is coming ever so much closer . . .

Many things can go wrong while you’re traveling – weather, plane malfunctions, car breakdowns. Don’t fume. Take a positive route – it’s one of those times to accept what you can’t change and make it a positive experience.

Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics in Bloom!  Yes, that’s right – Vancouver has cherry blossoms on the trees, daffodils blooming and tulips in advanced stages of sprouting.  Would you ever connect the Winter Olympics with a City where it seldom snows and often finds itself in Spring before much of the rest of the country?  Most [...]

There are three tools to time management that no one can do without. These tools are the very foundation of your ability to steer your life and have a quality of life along the way.

It’s happened! The unexpected . . . how can you deal with your time effectively when you don’t know what will happen by the minute . . .