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Big games break down into small games. Marathons break down into sprints. When you’re playing a big game, you want to set yourself up with small wins along the way. These will build your confidence and momentum. For example, when I developed the game plan for the Punkin Project, I knew that to build a […]
We value knowledge as a society. We encourage our citizens to educate themselves, or at least that was the prevailing wisdom passed down for generations. Go to school, get a job. The more school you went to, the better job you could get, and along with it, a better salary. It’s still the prevailing thought […]
Sometimes, I feel stuck or off course. Don’t you? But when I look back at my notes, usually from the start of the year, when I set my calendar and plan my goals, it turns out, I’m exactly where I said I would be. I guess it’s in my Achiever nature (Clifton Strengths) to be […]
A young man came to me to run his romantic situation by me, a second chance at the “real deal” with someone from his past. Evidently, it was a significant relationship. I listened and it sounded familiar, so I offered him some of advice from what I call The Saga of Dawn and A. […]
I was sitting on the couch, a little dazed from trying to recall everything I wanted to share during our call, when she remarked at how much I had going on. It was true, I had a lot going on, but all the moving pieces were being handled as best I could. I wondered […]
When people walked into our camp, I’d invite them to play with Karate Robot. They’d enthusiastically say yes and I’d lead them to where he stood. I explained, “This is Karate Robot and he will hold a board for you to break.” A couple of things happened at this point… First, as Wylie noticed, folks […]
