The Values Exercise that Can Transform Your Year

The Values Exercise that Can Transform Your Year

Last year, I read some darn good books. Of the 135+ books I plowed through, one of my favorites was Brene Brown’s Dare to Lead: Brave Work, Tough Conversations, Whole Hearts. Business books can be boring. (I write them, I know.) This one was definitely not...
One Tool to Design Your Life

One Tool to Design Your Life

Since one of my books is about designing you day, you would think I know how to do it. To some degree, you would be correct. Yesterday for example, I managed to do the following things by design: Have a relatively productive work day Meditate Journal Do my expressive...
My Goals for 2015

My Goals for 2015

  As mentioned, every year I do a few things at the end of one year and the start of the new one. I review the year behind me. I set annual goals for the year ahead. And I choose a word of the year. (For more on why you need one, see this post explaining the...
When It’s Time to Cut Back on a Goal

When It’s Time to Cut Back on a Goal

  Goal-setting is a tricky business, and one I love discussing the ins and outs of setting smart goals and reaching them regularly. One of the most mistaken ideas out there in goal-setting is that you always need to be increasing your goals. This is a mind trap...