In an earlier post, I talked about this notion of being extreme.  A question was raised by a friend of mine asking the following:   ‘Can you teach/show/motivate someone that is OK with good enough to be extreme?’   I partially engaged on the question at the time, and promised a follow up on the […]

Read More Extremism vs Okayness: Beliefs Grinding

As I continue to research a number of topics, and many days consider which ones are worthy of a post – I’m beginning to see some patterns emerging as some of the more interesting ones. This notion of mashups where you can take one technique or concept from one domain of life and applying it […]

Read More Mashups – Scrum and Agility at home?

So how much sleep did you get last night?  Was it high quality rest?  Do you really know the answer to this question?   You may want to study the amount of sleep you are getting.  I measured this almost every night over the course of 2017, and the results were instructive.   You likely […]

Read More Peaking Performance – Sleep, Testosterone, and Cortisol

As a recovering busyholic, I know the temptation for production and the always present need that I have to produce.  I’ve gotten much better in recent years in managing my addiction to produce, and I’ve increasingly dug into the apparent need that I have to fill here.  It is not a true need, rather it […]

Read More The one thing that amplifies your results more than anything else…

In some prior posts, I’ve outlined the gift of having a mentor or a slew of mentors and also a framework to begin actively managing the relationships in your life.  Both were building towards this article. There are a number of concepts and strategies used in business that are relatively portable in transposing into your […]

Read More Do you have a personal board of directors?

Inspiration and motivation – grandiose notions that burn out for many, perhaps the majority of people.  You are subject to your current level of focus, energy levels, and likely emotions. I’ve read in my research on willpower and motivation that we should say ‘screw motivation’ it is useless long term.  I disagree completely.  Motivation is […]

Read More Inspiration to find your voice? How about discipline instead…