Your New Years resolutions will fail… again

You might be surprised at what you can do about debt — The person who is serious about becoming the fullest expression of his/her unique, God-given design will be committed to financial excellence. Most people understand it as financial freedom. It’s true, financial freedom is what we all want. …

We all face our own “Moriarty” Navigating the journey of excellence requires resilience. Before we address resilience, we need a common understanding of the very thing we are to be resilient against the “whirlwind”. The whirlwind is your greatest barrier to pursuing your excellence. It’s like Professor Moriarty is to…

It doesn’t take much, but it means much — “Scott… Scott… Hello, Scott” Suddenly jerked from my daydream, I finally respond, “I’m sorry, you were saying?…” It happens to every one of us from time to time. We “zone out”, daydream, go into the staring stage. Essentially, we lose focus inthe moment. I suppose it’s quite acceptable now and…

Dethroning common misconceptions — Let’s begin with what excellence is NOT. Excellence is not perfection. That’s simply because perfection is a myth. It can never happen. Chamath Palihapitiya is quoted as saying, “We curate our lives around this perceived sense of perfection because we get rewarded in these short term signals: Hearts, likes, thumbs…

Without wasting your time or money — Okay, so we all know the pain and discomfort that the pandemic has produced. There’s even talk now of what is called “pandemic fatigue”. Enough of the talk about the negative aspects. Let’s get down to business on what is within our control. Let’s talk about possibilities. Jeff Thull, in…

Self-evaluation is necessary to be excellent — I know you’re busy. In fact, you’re probably reading this as your inbox is filling up, your phone is buzzing with new text messages, and your mind is full of ideas. This is a short read, I promise. Take a moment and look at the following life areas. For each…

The elusive paradox — Let’s say you wake at 5 am every morning and go to bed at 10 pm. That means every day you have a total of 17 waking hours each day — or 119 waking hours each week. Now, let’s say your personal development (which may include diet, exercise, reading, and…