Your Answers to Everyday Questions Have Meaning and Power Than You Might Think

I was at a networking event tonight, and the topic of how we answer questions came into discussion. I opined that we often chose to answer questions – like, “How are you?” without thinking. Some say – Good. Others have … Continue reading

You Are What You Were When Does Not Have to Be True Today

As a Naval Aviator, I was first introduced to the world of ‘psychological profiling’ by Captain Frank Dully, a U.S. Naval Flight Surgeon (https://www.usni.org/people/frank-e-dully-jr). The video I remember distinctly was called ‘Sex and the Naval Aviator – Part 2.’ It … Continue reading

Mindset – The Unbelievable Difference Maker Between 2020 and 2021

Our minds can help us or prevent us from doing just about anything. What we focus on we become. That quote, or the gist of that quote, has been used by great minds to plow their courses through many unbelievable … Continue reading

One Way or Another?

Blondie released the song, “One Way or Another” in 1978. It is a catchy tune. Sometimes we get a song in our brain and it lives with us for longer than a few minutes. A few days ago this tune came … Continue reading

Does it Always Have to be the Worst-Case Scenario?

Hurricane Marco came and went. Hurricane Laura will make landfall tonight. All I hear is doom and gloom when forced to watch a little of the television weather guessers talk about an unsurvivable storm surge. Years ago, facts were mostly … Continue reading

Optimize Your Brain Waves for Success

Beta State Your brain operates at different levels throughout the day. Brain waves are electrical waves that can be measured. There are four distinct brain wave patterns – Beta, Alpha, Theta and Delta. You can operate in a reasonably wide … Continue reading

2020 Will Be Exactly the Same as 2019 Unless…

Navy Seal David Goggins has a YouTube video called Embrace the Suck!!! 10 minutes is worth your time. We never shift from our comfort zones from year to year. Is 2020 going to look a lot like 2019, and 2018, … Continue reading

Habits Change in How Many Days?

Dr. Maxwell Maltz’s book, Psychocybernetics, tells us that habits are generally made (or broken) in 21 to 30 days. He was a cosmetic surgeon with some patients who could not see any difference in their appearance after surgery. He eliminated … Continue reading

The Health U-Turn Most Taken

How many times have you decided to improve your health? You started eating better, buying healthier foods, exercising more, and even stressing less. You were unable to maintain that path very long. You made an unintended U-Turn on your health … Continue reading

Happiness in a Negative World

I was getting Easter baskets out of the storage closet recently. As I was moving my granddaughter’s desk, I noticed she had a small box (maybe 5 inches by 5 inches by and inch and a half tall). It said … Continue reading