‘Mindset’ Archives
You’ll See It When You Believe It
Our minds are magical. We possess the ability to do amazing things. And all of it starts in our heads. But here’s the crazy part; If you believe that to be true, then you know it’s true. If you don’t believe it, then you know it’s not. Yes, I just made myself dizzy, too. Sorry about that… But that’s the thing about belief – it truly dictates every part of our lives. The events, circumstances, people and everything else that make up our life experience are directly related to the things we think about most [...]
So What Do You Think?
The poem at the end of this post is one of my all time favorites. It is credited to Walter D. Wintle. I remember reading it as a kid on a plaque that my father had on the wall of his office. At the time, I just thought it sounded cool , and didn’t really grasp the full meaning. But something inside me let me know that it was special, so it stayed with me. Years later, after reading books like Napoleon Hill’s classic "Think and Grow Rich", I really started to appreciate the absolute truth contained in this piece. I have shared [...]
Imagine That…or This
I was hanging out with my kids the other night and we were talking about all sorts of cool stuff. We were laughing and having a wonderful time, as we often do in our crazy household. At some point during the conversation it occurred to me that one of the best parts about talking with the kids is in just listening to what they come up with next. Kids have such wonderful imaginations. They are pure and they are free. They haven’t taken the cultural beat-down that we have as adults. They haven’t been introduced to limitation. [...]
Take a Second to Become the Best
The idea of being the best at something will no doubt stir all of us in some way. Try this little exercise – think about the concept of being the best for a moment - what feelings comes over you or what pictures pop into your head? I imagine when most people think about being the best, thoughts of Michael Jordan or Oprah Winfrey or Robert DeNiro immediately manifest in their minds and they think something like, “I could never be like them. Well, I could, but only if…(fill in one of 1,001 excuses here).” It feels pretty [...]
