Being authentic or “real” is crucial to really connecting with people. So I love teaching people how to come from their heart instead of their head. I think it’s especially fun in a business setting because people are used to being in their head when they’re seeking to conduct business. But people don’t need to […]
I saw an awesome post on Facebook on what to say to your child. This is some practical stuff you can use to build up your own children. Interestingly, the post was modified from it’s original to suggest you use these phrases to talk to your inner child, too. It’s a way to re-parent our […]
I’m giving the little girl that lives inside me a voice. In my blog, The Power of a Story, I talked about how when I realized I have a message to share with the world, my inner child was terrified. Based on her life experience, she’d learned that if she stood up for what was […]
“I’m an introvert,” “I’m shy,” “I’m directionally challenged,” “I’m mathematically challenged.” I hear a lot of statements like these. And they’re used in a context that implies that it’s just the way it is. But are these things really fixed or could they be changeable? Fixed When I grew up, people called me shy. On […]
“I’m good.” That’s what I hear a lot of. “My dad is dying, but I’m good.” “My sister has cancer, but I’m good.” We’re afraid that stepping in it will be a lot like stepping in a pile of dodo, and it will be a horrible mess. We’re so afraid of feeling the full force […]
You have “music” in you that’s dying to get out. I found this out when I had my heart attack in 2005. I don’t want you to have to die to realize this for yourself. Don’t die with your music still in you. “Don’t die with your music still in you” is the title of […]
Our state of being affects a whole lot in our life. This includes the results we are getting. To get better results – better relationships, more satisfying work, and a greater impact in the world, we need to spend more time being in the resourceful state. Let’s explore the resourceful state. What is the Resourceful […]
I’ve noticed a lot of people have a “me or you” mentality. The two big areas where I see this is with money and sales, and when I suggest they want to make an impact with their life. Money With money and sales it seems people believe a transaction benefits only one side. Sometimes when […]
How cool would it be to make a difference in people’s lives that’s a perfect expression of who you are? What if your positive impact made perfect sense based on what you are passionate about and what’s really important to you? That’s exactly what we’re doing at Simply Great Lives. We’re helping people just like […]
What happens when a positive impact is missing? Consider the following scenarios in your own life and I think the answer will become clear. Who in your own life has had a deep and lasting positive impact on you? Think of one person. It may have been a teacher or a coach or a mentor […]
