In last week’s post, I asked you to define your success formula and score yourself at the end of the week according to how your activities added up. (If you didn’t see that post, have a quick look and create your own personal formula for success now.) This week I have four questions for you. What’s your formula? How did you score? Is it working? If not, what’s missing? Success is something you must define for yourself. For the relief worker, it’s saving lives....
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How do you measure success? How do you assess your strategy for life? Is it based on how you feel? How much money you make? How many likes you get on your Facebook posts? “Before you climb that ladder of success make sure it’s leaning against the right wall.” Stephen Covey wanted you take time now to ensure that your life today is taking you where you want to go. So how to do that? What is the right success formula for you? I first asked myself this question when I...
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What keeps you awake at night? What’s the one thing you’re afraid you’ll never accomplish? What are you doing about it? What’s stopping you from moving forward? No, really. Take a moment and sit with these questions, one by one. Take a pen and write down your answers. Your life depends on it. Every one of us struggles against the status quo, the demands of daily life, the ever-increasing inertia of trying to keep up with what we call progress. And...
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If you’ve read anything I’ve written, you’ll know I’m all about the process. In my own life, and those of many people I have spoken with, it’s far too easy to become so focused on the product you produce, that you lose sight of the process altogether. And if you’re not enjoying the ride, reaching the destination is an interminable battle. But when you’re aiming for peak performance, that result at the end means everything....
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Today is my 58th birthday. How strange it is to think I’ve been around that many years, but I have. And I haven’t wasted a year. I’ve lived a full, rich and exciting life that has led me places I could not even have imagined. Toward the end of 2013, I found myself waking up in the mornings with aches and pains that made me feel old. But at 58 I’m not ready to slow down. I thought of my friend Wiebke, who at 76 is one of the most vibrant, fit, active women I know of any age....
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