Quote of the Day

Creativity is just having enough dots to connect… connect experiences and synthesize new things. The reason creative people are able to do that is that they’ve had more experiences or have thought more about their experiences than other people. Steve Jobs, CEO Apple Inc.

The Small Business Advocate Show

I just appeared on Jim Blasingame’s “The Small Business Advocate” show where I mentioned two articles from this website. To make it easy for you to find, here are the links: Compass-Driven Strategic Planning and the Goalaholic Quiz.

Podcast with Dr. Doug Gardner, Sports Psychology Consultant

While researching the goal-free concept, I was introduced to Dr. Doug Gardner, the former sports psychology consultant to the Boston Red Sox. What sets Doug apart from the rest in the sports field is his belief that a myopic focus on goals – whether in sports or in life – can prevent individuals from performing […]

The One-Third Life Crisis

After giving a Goal-Free Living speech at an event last June, I met Jeremy Neuner, a funny, creative, and intelligent 33 year old guy. He recently wrote me, asking me to be on his personal “board of directors.” Why? Well, he’s going through a bit of an existential crisis – a situation that many of […]

How to Tell If Your Intuition Is Good

Many years back, my friend Susanne and I played a trivia game. She was pretty good with the trivia. However, at one point, she got a couple of wrong answers in a row. “Urgh,” she blurted out, “every time I have a gut answer and change it, it was actually correct.” This made me curious. […]

My 2007 Theme

To everyone who shared their New Year’s Theme, thank you. Now it is time to reveal my theme. As you may recall, my theme last year was “impact” – making a difference in the world. This year, my theme is: “CREATING A MOVEMENT” What does this mean? Well, I’m not 100% sure. But it feels […]

Quote of the Day

Now, a few words on looking for things. When you go looking for something specific, your chances of finding it are very bad. Because of all the things in the world, you’re only looking for one of them. When you go looking for anything at all, your chances of finding it are very good. Because […]

My Psychic Powers

I have a confession. I have psychic powers. Don’t believe me? Let me prove it with a little experiment. Get out a blank sheet of paper. On it, list a series of random “X”s and “O”s so that it looks something like this: XOXOXOOXOXXOXXXOXOOXXOXOO Be sure to remember that this is your “random” list. Ok, […]

Your Success Style Quiz

In the December 26, 2006 issue of Woman’s World magazine, you will find my “success styles” quiz. If you missed it, here is a revised and expanded version. Each of us has an innate approach to how we get what we want in life. This quiz will help you uncover your preferred approach to success! […]

Quote of the Day

Instead of working back from a goal, work forward from promising situations. This is what most successful people actually do anyway. In the graduation-speech approach, you decide where you want to be in twenty years, and then ask: what should I do now to get there? I propose instead that you don’t commit to anything […]