The Winner’s Circle

How about we turn those old New Year’s Resolutions into an old-fashioned parlor game? To start, let’s go back a bit,...Read More »

It seems to be a part of human biological functioning to take good things for granted, especially those good things that...Read More »

Do you find yourself resisting learning something new? Do you come up with all sorts of excuses why you haven’t tackle...Read More »

Our awareness of the future is inseparable from the search for meaning and purpose in our lives. Through our imagination...Read More »

If you follow your current direction, where will you be in a year? In five years? In ten? And is that where you really w...Read More »

No one likes to fail. But some folks are so focused on the possibility of failure that they either freeze or become over...Read More »

Our thoughts have a huge effect on how we cope with the world around us, on a daily basis. In fact, our thoughts are the...Read More »

Over the last few days, we learned about how we shut down our drive, energy and creativity as we achieve our goals. This...Read More »

Hang on, because here comes the avalanche of the year’s “best” and “worst” lists. They are everywhere, from ne...Read More »

Just what is potential? We hear the word all the time, and we’ve tacked on a rough definition of what we think it is. ...Read More »

Some effective communication systems, like those used by the armed forces, employ the word "affirmative" instead of the ...Read More »

When you go to get directions to someplace you’ve never been before, the first bit of information needed is your curre...Read More »

Human beings think in pictures. It’s why we developed language, to get those pictures in our minds into other people�...Read More »

It’s a new day, a new week and a new year. It’s a whole series of fresh starts, so it’s only natural to think abou...Read More »

As we tidy up and close out yet another year, it is also a time when we renew and refresh our energy and creativity towa...Read More »

Many cities have enacted laws that fine us for talking on our mobile phones while driving. Many of us have probably enco...Read More »

No one, not even the most optimistic person in the world, can think positively all the time. If we pay any attention to ...Read More »

Building on yesterday’s discussion of the addictive effects of negative thinking, how did you do in your 24 hours of �...Read More »

As we prepare to close out the calendar year, it’s a natural time to start thinking about what we’d like to change a...Read More »

Most of us know what a stereotype is. It is an oversimplified, very general opinion about what something or someone is l...Read More »

Here's a tip that may help you change your tactics and experience greater leadership success. The first thing you need t...Read More »

Sometimes, in our drive toward the vision of the future that we hold, we forget to keep an eye on others in our universe...Read More »

People who are essentially good sometimes do bad things. How do you handle it when a family member behaves in ways that ...Read More »

How would you live differently if you had just come back from the brink of death? Would you pay more attention to your b...Read More »

Here’s something easy you can do for children, grandchildren, parents and friends: remind them of how much they have g...Read More »