How Would Your Life Be Different If You Trusted Differently?

How would your life be different if you trusted differently? In other words, what effect does the depth and quality of your trust have on your life? Some people report that they trust to excess, some trust too easily, some not at all, and some in what feel like random ways. It *could* be true […]

Intrepid Honesty ~ Among The Most Difficult Forms Of Being Intrepid

Intrepid honesty may be among the most difficult forms of being intrepid because, although we value honesty as a virtue in our culture, most of us have had difficulty facing it as regards ourselves. To hear that we have let ourselves go, or that we changed from the sweet wonderful person we once were, or […]

Promises And Personal Reputation

Making promises can be a powerful ingredient of personal growth as long as promise-making is done in good faith with a complete intention to honor the promise.  We’ve talked in Study Hall about the definition of a brand (in business) as a set of promises, and there is similarity in how promise-making affects one’s personal […]

Make One New Business Call Per Day

Increasingly, we live in an environment where everyone is a de facto entrepreneur – even if one has a salary. Our economy is trending toward ever more individual responsibility for career choices; and people are changing jobs and careers more than ever – and, obviously, often not because they want to do so. One of […]

“Yes Man” Is A Great Example of Shifting Self-Talk

In the movie, “Yes Man,” Jim Carrey is challenged to change his self-talk of habitually saying “no” to almost everything to, “Yes, I will do that.” It’s a great premise in a movie that received mixed reviews, and Carrie’s performance illustrates the huge changes that can result from shifting one’s perceptions. Because his character, Carl […]