Years ago, when I was starting out as a coach, I realized I had to learn how to sell (they didn’t teach us that in business school). So I decided…
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How To Have A Green Thumb In Your Brain
I used to have a nice collection of plants. Now I have a nice collection of pots filled with dirt. Why did they die? Simple: I didn’t water them regularly….
How To Outsmart Your Fight-Or-Flight Reaction
A few months ago, around the holiday season, a friend and I walked into a wine bar on the Upper West Side. (Sounds like a bad joke.) Sitting there at…
My Not-So-Bitter Break-up
I’m breaking up with you, conventional thinking. Sorry, we’ve grown apart and it’s just not working anymore. Oh, you want to know why? I’ll tell you why. It’s because you’re…
Stop Playing The Comparison Game
I’d been having a productive morning — knocking off client calls, writing assignments and errands like a boss. Then I saw that someone had left the October issue of Fortune magazine down in…
How a Pink Duck With a ‘Fro Helps Me Practice a Different Kind of Self-Talk
“How dare they cancel at the last minute? They’re supposed to give you 24 hours notice. Your time is valuable. How dare they waste your time, you could have scheduled…
The One-Step Strategy to Bounce Back Faster
Last Saturday, I was walking to the train station to take Metro North to Connecticut where I mentor Navy SEAL candidates in mental toughness. Crossing 125th St., the heel of…
The Secret to Happiness (No, Really)
Recently, I was talking with an app developer and congratulating him for having hundreds of thousands of users. “No,” he said, shaking his head, “it doesn’t mean anything until you…
What To Do When You Can’t Get Into The Groove
Today was one of those days. Sluggish. Unfocused. Namby pamby. There wasn’t even a specific reason to point to: I’m 100% healthy, fully carbed, well-rested and pain-free, with plenty of…