Innocence Lost… A 9-11 Memorial
Where were you the day America lost its innocence? Today marks yet another anniversary of the September 11th attacks on America. Many of us lost friends, colleagues and loved ones that day. Others still suffer enduring scars—both physical and mental—which are constant reminders of [...]
How To Gain The Most From CounterThink
If you’re doing anything the same way this year, as you did last year, you’re in trouble. The trouble might not come from the way you’re doing things, but it’s coming. The only way to avoid it is to maintain a constant awareness of the inevitability [...]
The Struggle is Part of Our Story
There’s a story often attributed to the writer, Henry Miller, about a little boy in India, who sat watching a guru study an object he held in his hand. As the little boy came closer to get a better look, the guru sensed his curiosity and [...]
Who’s Eyeing Your candy? A Short Lesson in CounterThink
This week, I'd like to share three simple, CounterThink tactics with you. I've personally used each of them, over and over, to kick my competitor's ass. See if you can pick them out... Being a CounterThinker means-- at its most basic foundational terms-- thinking and acting in [...]
A Case for Daydreaming
I can clearly remember sitting in the back row of Mrs. Kennedy’s third grade class, but I can’t, for the life of me, remember what she was teaching that day. I wasn’t paying attention. I was staring out the window, daydreaming. When Mrs. Kennedy noticed that [...]
What Really Drives Us?
If you are at all familiar with my work, you’ve heard me, on many occasions, say something to the effect of: We are happiest when we are serving others. And that’s true. But here’s the thing—this happiness is not due to any great sense of altruism [...]