This blog has often shared my posts and reflections about being productive, making good use of your days. Here is 6 time author Dan Pink with another great video on Productivity. Again he provides 12 minutes of gold. I’m sharing his video here. I recently shared his great video How to make 2026 the best … Read more
In Vistage we often talk about “success models”. We ask people “what is your success model?”. Effective, successful leaders have one. A success model for a new year This is an extremely practical and complete guide to really making positive progress in 2026. I was all set for making a video of my own, but … Read more
found this online this morning and it resonated. I’m not sure I understand completely what he means with the first advice… but then he is very famous and I am not.
You need to love living. …and most people don’t figure out how to love living. I myself have struggled to find a way to love the state of being alive. During Covid I came across an Indian guru called Sadhguru… in one of his talks he spoke about 3 types of people: fools, smart and … Read more
If you are going to make any change in your life – be it health, relationships, learning a language, learning a musical instrument – any practice habit that you can only sustain for a week will lead to no change in your life. Any practice habit that you can sustain for a 10 year period … Read more
Often when I ask a leader if they have a coach, or are seeking training, the answer is something along the lines of “I don’t need a coach… I am fine now”. This is a dangerous approach. The farmer doesn’t wait for winter to repair the roof. The farmer doesn’t wait for winter to sew … Read more
Many “achievement-oriented” individuals do the next task… but Stephen Covey says there is a better way… If you liked this post, you will also like Getting your Life in order or Build Strong Foundations.
6 Types of coaching questions: G. R. E. A. S. E. A note on what we are exploring in each of these question categories: Set goals This is where almost all coaching conversations begin. The simplest form of the question is “What do you want?” If the other person doesn’t know what they want, or … Read more
One of the lessons I took from ancient myth: Heroes always sacrifice something: There are few shortcuts for the most important things in our lives – health, relationships, a beautiful home, meaningful work on problems you care about Are you willing to pay the price? If you liked this post, you will also like Set … Read more
“without a goal, you can’t score” …and you are probably somewhat de-motivated… In sports, the goal is very clear. In football – a 24ft by 8ft steel or aluminium frame with a net… so you can clearly see if the ball goes in. In sports, the victory condition is very clear… more goals than the … Read more