Twenty-seven years ago, as my mother lay dying in her bed, she looked up at me, drew a deep breath and exhaled these words: “I never got my turn.” What did she mean? Now, as I’ve lived more of my life, I wonder if “taking her turn” was something more essential, something deeper than any circumstantial redirections.
Success has 2 personalities: Why you need both
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 […]
What’s Your Success Formula?
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 […]
Your creative habitat 2: Upgrade the system.
One of my greatest influences among business leaders was Stephen Covey. Author of the book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Covey recognized that your effectiveness in the world begins with you. You are ultimately responsible for the quality of your life, and this begins with your habitat.
12 Steps to Create a Life You’ll Love to Live. Step 3.
This is the place of the automatic, habitual No. Were it not for that No, there would be no longing.
12 Steps to Create a Life You’ll Love to Live. Step 2.
In a world where hunger is kept at bay, its power to give your life direction is bypassed. Only when you allow yourself to sit with the emptiness within can you hear its guidance.