You may have heard the line “snatch victory from the jaws of defeat”. It something many people try to do when they test limits. They may do it in relationships to see how far they can go or with time management when they see how late they can leave a project. I think people are [...]
I had dinner the other nite at a popular place in Charleston, South Carolina. One of those restaurants with ok food, enthusiastic staff and long waits to get in. It’s obviously the staff that makes for the long lines. As I was leaving I found a little card that the owners distribute to their patrons. [...]
I started this post after the first round of the Masters Golf Tournament. I had been quite impressed with Tiger Woods’s press conference where he let it all hang out, letting go of ego to apologize and let the world know he felt the pain he had done to those around him. In the first [...]
I’ve been impressed by the depth of honesty Tiger Woods provided in his recent press conference. He went well past I’m sorry and into levels of empathy for all the people he’s hurt: family, friends, people who work in the golf industry, his support team and kids who looked up to him. He’s given us [...]
In many of our workshops, especially those related to stress and resilient thinking, we introduce the concept of ‘letting go’ as a wonderful solution. Many people tend to ‘hold on’ to anger, fear, guilt, worry, needing to win, needing to parent [their parents], wanting too much, bad habits etc. etc. Sadly the ‘hold on’ list [...]
