Posts Tagged ‘mastery’
The Myth of Work Life Balance
There were many years early on in adulthood where I felt like my life was out of balance. Despite the strongest efforts and best of intentions, I couldn’t ever get it so that each area of my life got equal amounts of attention. It seemed like an impossible task to give absolutely everything the energy…
Read MoreThe Art of Commitment
“Grow up, and that is a terribly hard thing to do. It is much easier to skip it and go from one childhood to another.” -F. Scott Fitzgerald Here’s a little secret: The results we achieve in our business are a direct result of what we are committed to. Crazy, right? One of the people…
Read MoreWhat If We All Stopped Dreaming?
Do you stare at the night sky? Have you gazed longingly at the sun as it breaks the distant horizon? Do you dream? In a wakened state? Of things beyond, where limits cease, and we become. What we were meant to be. When I was a kid, I used to climb the TV antenna attached…
Read MoreWork and Play
Don’t mix work and pleasure. That is what I have heard most of my life. You have your work life and you have you “life” life. While I think the intention of this is well meant, the result is terrible. Name a super successful person who didn’t mix their pleasure with their mission or work. When I think…
Read MoreBack to Personal Development
A life worth living is a life worth examining. We all know that in business or medicine we must examine what we do for our customers or patients. We must continue to improve our systems, ideas, and the way we take care of our team and our customers. We say things such as: “Nothing gets…
Read MoreAre You the Master of Yourself?
Sometimes, I’m an ass, but not as much as I used to be. I hurt people’s feelings. I’m impatient. I’m not a good listener. I don’t try as hard as I should. These are all true. At the same time, I’m so much better than I was ten years ago, and that’s the point: the…
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