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Happiness – Your Competitive Advantage

Is Happiness Irresponsible?

Happiness is for kids (and for those irresponsible adults who eternally act like kids).  Responsible business and thought-leaders are serious and focused.  While happiness is a great idea for your “spare time,” it has no place amidst your impressive business pursuits.  And, besides, who would take a joyful …

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The Power of Choice

Breathing aside, everything in our lives is a choice*. I can already hear the clamor of dissenting opinions.  Read on and then we can debate.

* (Fair enough… there are obviously other automatically-regulated functions of the body that sustain life and fall into the …

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Are You Destined to Earn the Same This Year as Last?

Probably.  In fact, you can probably predict within 10% how much you’re going to earn this year by knowing what you earned last year.

Sure, sure, sure… it’s not in your control, right?  Economic climate, skittish clients, depressed markets. Yep, all those things are …

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You Don’t Want to Be Successful

The Big Lie

There’s a big lie you’re telling yourself.  Not to worry, you’re not alone.  Many of us are telling ourselves the same lie.  The lie is that you want to be successful.

But the vast majority of us don’t want to be successful.  Not …

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Choosing Joy

I headed out for a run last week and within the first three steps I knew I didn’t want to run.  I had planned on a run, I was dressed for a run, and I had blocked out the time to do a run.  Though the Colorado weather was stunning, …

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