Perseverance

Discipline Hack #1 – Anticipate Challenges (Distraction-Proof Advisor Idea Video #52)

No one likes to focus on tough times, but acknowledging and planning for those bumps in the road will help you navigate them successfully.

The Hidden Step to Success (Distraction-Proof Advisor Idea Video #51)

The important unseen ingredient in the recipe for sweet-tasting success...

How the Greats Stay on Track (Distraction-Proof Advisor Idea Video #46)

Who’s asking the hard questions and keeping you focused?

How To Recover When Things Go Wrong (Distraction-Proof Advisor Idea Video #26)

What to do when you lose a deal.

Pay The Price – It’s Worth It (Distraction-Proof Advisor Idea Video #22)

Are you quitting too early? Or are you really doing what it takes to be a skillful advisor?

Perspective in the Face of Disappointment – 2016 Olympic Video Series, Episode 2

I'm bringing you a series of videos during the Rio Olympics to give you insights into what the athletes are going through and, importantly, to relate that to your business to help you be a better advisor. Today's video post is about useful ways to respond to disappointing circumstances.

Don’t Let Your Past Define Your Future

More than fourteen years of listening to inmates in Marin County Jail hadn’t prepared me for Jacob’s* story. As a jail chaplain I heard how the abuse began when Jacob …

Control What You Can

International political turmoil, out of control costs, no Olympic Village accommodation, and stark competition facilities: all challenges facing the Olympic athletes heading to Rio this August, right? Actually, these were just some of the conditions the athletes confronted at the first modern Olympic Games held in Athens, Greece, in April 1896. Yet, those first Olympians persevered in the face of adverse circumstances and started a legacy...

This One Degree Matters Most

Even deviating by a single degree can take you far off course in a journey, leaving you a huge distance from where you initially intended to end up. Circumnavigate the globe in a plane beginning at the equator and diverge by one degree and you’ll end up approximately 500 miles off course by the time you complete the trip.
What seemingly small, slightly off habits or approaches are part of your regular routine?

Don’t Change a Thing

What if you skipped making any New Year resolutions this year? You’d be in great company. Some of the world’s highest achievers woke up on January 1st with no New Year resolutions or plans for major changes in their life – and they’ll certainly make history this year as they intentionally do not change a single habit, pursue new ideas, nor chase any new trend. They don’t want to change anything; they’re determined to simply repeat what they were doing last year. Because it’s working for them.