Plans – When to Stick it and When to Bail.

Persistence and stick-to-it-ness. I am a huge believer in staying the course, making sure you put the time in to achieve your goal. That said, sometimes we have to abandon our plan A and go with plan B. How do you know when? So tough to decide. However, there are...

Dealing with Self-Doubt

One of the most important things you can do to combat self-doubt is be around the right people. We must surround ourselves with supportive people. It’s that simple. People who encourage us, strengthen our resolve to do what we want. We need cheerleaders to help...

SELF DOUBT & CONFIDENCE

There’s no magic to defeat self-doubt and increase your self-confidence.  Confidence is built step by step; finding the courage to take action despite your fears. A smart way to do this is by cutting back bigger goals into smaller ‘bite size’ actions. Each...

Constancy

There are a couple of factors that are fundamental to success. One factor is constancy – the practice of continuing to show up and having the best attitude you can muster. Some days, its easy, you’re energized, the universe is aligned with you, the coffee...

Habits – How to Break Them and Make New Ones

Habitual Behavior We all engage in forms of habitual behavior.  Unfortunately the ritualized, unthinking things we do create impediments to change and growth. Instead of being preprogrammed and robotic in our daily lives, we need to get outside our comfort zones.  We...

Supression of Chinese Dissidents and Activists

The suppression of the blind Chinese activist is just one of a hundred thousand incidents per year.  China is a repressive country trying to mask itself as a modern society.  No centrally planned, code word for socialism, economy has ever prospered for an extended...