JUST REMEMBER GUY'S YOU AIN'T GET'N ANY YOUNGER It's one of those "candid camera" things. Check out the looks on the faces of the young girls. Turn Up The Sound and ListenTo The Classic Song .. "Only You" Click here and prepare to laugh! Then comment below to let me know: 1. You know a guy just like this ... or ... 2. You were formerly married to this guy ... or ... 3. You are that guy! Have an extraordinary weekend! ... Read More

The graphic below is ... 1. Fun! And way less serious than my regular offerings. 2. Clever! It reminds us that sometimes our resolutions lack commitment. 3. Serious! Creating the extraordinary life we want and deserve requires a shift in our attitudes, habits and behaviors. You can vote and comment below! My commitment is to support your desire to "live ... extraordinary." It's a choice! Stay tuned ... and look for my announcement of how I'm putting my commitment to you into action. With love... Read More

Every man should be born again on the first day of January. Start with a fresh page. Take up one hole more in the buckle if necessary, or let down one, according to circumstances; but on the first of January, let every man gird himself once more, with his face to the front, and take no interest in the things that were and are past. Henry Ward Beecher Its easy to understand though less easy sometimes to act on the idea that we must let go of past failures or disappointments in ourselves or others. Working with... Read More

Without inner change there can be no outer change. Without collective change, no change matters. Angel Kyodo Williams Ms. Williams, a Zen Priest, has been described as a maverick spiritual teacher. Ive read a bit of her work and find it challenging and rewarding. In this quote she combines matters of the heart and spirit with pragmatism. I like that! This week many of us in America are questioning our culture, our laws, our mental health system and ourselves. Personally, Im just deeply saddened at the loss of... Read More

We fail to realize that mastery is not about perfection. Its about a process, a journey. The master is the one who stays on the path day after day, year after year. The master is the one who is willing to try, and fail, and try again, for as long as he or she lives. George Leonard The Samurai Game was invented by George Leonard and before his death in 2010 he licensed us to deliver our somewhat amped up and dramatized version. It is one of the most powerful learning experiences ever and... Read More

What is more mortifying than to feel youve missed the plum for want of courage to shake the tree? Logan Pearsall Smith There are many sayings similar to this one I chose it because I love the language and the picture it paints. My work with executive coaching clients often reveals a reluctance on their part to shake the tree, to move out of comfort zones and venture into new territory. Many of them have become successful by carefully avoiding anything they evaluate as risky. During stable, perhaps less competitive... Read More

Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment. Cowboy philosophy Motivational speaker, inspirational example and friend Zig Ziglar passed away this morning at 86 years. Knowing Zig and joining so many others who were encouraged and inspired by his teachings is one of the many blessings in my life. I have such fond memories of his attendance at a five-day sales training I did years ago. His was truly a life well-lived. I will miss his... Read More

Sometimes our light goes out but is blown again into flame by an encounter with another human being. Each of us owes the deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this inner light. ~ Albert Schweitzer Several years ago I changed my daily prayers to be exclusively ones of gratitude; not of requests. Perhaps it is therefore no surprise that the U.S. holiday of Thanksgiving is my favorite a reminder of the many blessings in my life. Among those blessings is... Read More

Again and again I therefore admonish my students in Europe and America: Dont aim at success the more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side effect of ones personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself or as the by-product of ones surrender to a person other than oneself. Happiness must happen, and the same holds for success: you have to let it happen by not caring about it. I want... Read More

Failure is success if we learn from it. Malcolm Forbes Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom. George S. Patton Success is to be measured not so much by the position one has reached in life as by the obstacles he has overcome. Booker T. Washington I recently met a wonderful entrepreneur who shared the family name Forbes and, while he was not related to Malcolm, we had a great conversation about our memories of this wild man. Malcolm Forbes lived life to the fullest. His business... Read More