How do I know it will work out? In working with 1,000+ clients over the past 10 years, I’ve heard countless variations on this question. How do I know ……
Posts Taggeduncertainty
How To Believe It Before You See It
Too often, we get it backwards. We think it’s when we reach our big goal – the seven-figure revenues, ideal weight or championship trophy — that we can believe it’s…
What A Flight Attendant Can Teach Us About Creating Certainty in An Uncertain World
Recently, on a cross-country flight from New York to California, the flight attendant announced: “We’re heading into a thunderstorm so the seatbelt sign will be on for the next 45…
What To Do When You Don’t Know (And Why It’s Not As Scary As You Think)
Remember the story I shared a few weeks ago, about the old lady who came into the bank with $600,000 she had been hoarding in her mattress — and how…
Taking the “Ert” out of Uncertainty
A year or so ago, I was psyched when the Metropolitan Transit Authority installed electronic time clocks on New York subway platforms – just knowing that the next train wouldn’t…
The Power of Boring: Why Discipline and Consistency Trump the Adrenaline Rush
In October 1911, two teams of adventurers were heading separate expeditions toward the South Pole – one led by Roald Amundsen from Norway and the other by Robert Falcon Scott…