The Breakthrough Insight (#738)

For the past couple of years, I have noticed that there comes a certain breakthrough point in my work with clients and apprentices after which nothing is ever the same again.

A Simple Shift to Create Possibility (#732)

I was once speaking with the personal assistant of one of my most influential clients. A large part of her job is to be the “gatekeeper” – the ultimate guardian of her boss’ time and schedule.

But when I asked her how often she actually had to “keep the gate”, she said that it was surprising to her how seldom people really tried to get past her and speak directly with her boss.

What’s So Great About Commitment? (#729)

Here are three things that commitment does that make it a wonderful tool to be used as opposed to a heavy burden to be feared:
1. Commitment helps you banish doubt

Those of you who are regular readers of these tips will recognize the opening line from my favorite quote by W.H. Murray:

“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness…”

An Expensive Obstacle (#727)

When I ask people what holds them back from living the life of their dreams, the number one answer they give me is money, or more specifically the lack of it in their lives. And given that on average, we spend at least a third of our time each day in an attempt to collect money, money’s place in our overall vision for our lives would seem pretty crucial.

Learn to Succeed! (#726)

If learning is the key to success, than accelerating your learning will accelerate your journey to personal and professional success. Here are five of my favourite “mini-tips” -fun(da)mental assumptions for making learning how to succeed fast, easy, and fun…