For years I’ve attempted to write a book.  I started several times, but kept quitting because there were so many angles, options and directions to go with it.  It was too big a goal, I didn’t know where to start, and it was going to take forever.  I got overwhelmed and quit.

I recently had an epiph...

A big mistake we've probably all made in trying to change a behavior is that we make a plan.

A plan.  One plan.  Plan A.

Without backup plans B, C and D.

For instance:  I commit to exercising 4 times each week at the gym.  I'll go in the morning before work and alternate cardio and resistance...

Tired of boring, soul sucking meetings?  Get more energy, focus and productivity out of your meetings by following these eight simple strategies.

1.  Set an Expiration Date. Make it a rule that meetings don’t go longer than 2 hours without taking a break.  Often times the tendency is to try an...

I’m normally not one for New Year’s Resolutions, as I believe every day of the year is an opportunity to make a renewed commitment to important things in your life.  However, I recently came upon “Top Regrets of the Dying” by Bronnie Ware and it struck a chord with me how important commitments bey...

Odds are, you may have made a commitment this week to change some of your current habits and routines.  Habits are hard to break because by their very nature they are non-conscious, and we don't think much about them.  In order to add some consciousness, set up a trigger to remind you to practice yo...