Zig Ziglar recently asked me (through an article he wrote): “Do you believe there is something you can specifically do in the next seven days that would make your personal, family and business life worse?” Yeah, I thought. I could drink all the wine/eat all the chocolate, ignore my children, and lie to clients. That would be a good … [Read more...] about How to Make Your Life Worse
Austin
The Magic of Borrowing Self-Discipline
"I don't know how she does it." "I hate him. He's so fit." "I could be that successful if I wanted to." Some people are just so flipping disciplined. I'm thinking of Tim Ferriss from Four-Hour Workweek or Serena Williams, or, heck, my friend Russ Peterson. These are people who have dreams and then, with a relentless effort, make those … [Read more...] about The Magic of Borrowing Self-Discipline
Jumping with The Big Boys
I was enjoying watching the chaos on the trampoline. Three 9-year-old boys were hoisting a yoga ball up and slamming it into each other with raucous laughter. It looked like (risky) fun. Then my 3-year-old daughter wanted to join. I unzipped the protective netting, made the boys give up the ball, and put her in with the stern instruction to … [Read more...] about Jumping with The Big Boys
We WANT to like you
It hit me at the Texas Women’s Conference in Austin lately that audiences REALLY WANT to like the speaker. The women in the room arrived at each session hoping that the speaker would be warm and relatable. We wanted to look at that panel of women and think, “She’s cool. She’s been around the block, and she’s honest and funny about it. She’s like … [Read more...] about We WANT to like you
