We recently had two men from our group participate in The Race Across America (RAAM). Wayne Pignolet, executive and entrepreneur, rode bicycles with three other men from Oceanside, CA to Annapolis, MD. Believe it or not, they did it in six days, nine hours, 28 minutes! David Barth also a member of our men’s group was part [...]
How easy is it for you to fail? It’s not easy for me. I have always worked hard not to, certainly not in public. My Asperger’s Syndrome and dyslexia has taught me to make failure my friend. As a kid, I would try to look good – invariably I would screw up. For years it [...]
“Lucky people are more relaxed and open, and therefore see what is there, rather than just what they are looking for.” This post on Lifehacker writes about research which shows it’s not luck that makes lucky people lucky. It is being relaxed… being unreasonable and not just playing by the rules. In my world it [...]
My list was just a mental one until I read an email from Daniel Pink about his “don’t do list” (he credits Tom Peter for his inspiration). A No List From my training in Ericksonian Hypnosis, I learned that our unconscious mind doesn’t hear negative commands–it doesn’t hear “don’t”. If you tell someone not to [...]
How often do you ask for help? I am not just talking about asking for directions. I am speaking about asking for help with something that has meaning to you. When is the last time you asked a man or a woman to go out of their way to help you? I am learning to [...]
I escaped city life to live the small town life… I escaped to Sandpoint, ID thirteen years ago this weekend. When I visited here in May that year I was not just blown away with the beauty of Sandpoint and its friendly people – I couldn’t believe it wasn’t discovered. I have traveled to all [...]
