Starting a Business? Grab This Workbook!
The Small Biz Quickstart Workbook by Karl W. Palachuk So, You Want to be Self-Employed… Congratulations on taking the plunge! As scary as it seems right now, starting your own business will be one of the highlights of your life. This workbook will remove the “scary” part of your decision. How? It will give you […]
Changing Your Mental Channel
In the midst of the non-stop “virus” coverage, I have heard and read several comments about a daily phenomenon that few of us ever think about: Using our “commute” time to switch from one role we play in life to another. For example, the routine of dropping off kids and then driving to work is […]
How to Reduce Anxiety in a World Gone Crazy
Last week, before everyone was told to go home and stay there, I met some friends for dinner. One longtime friend had just picked up her daughter from the airport: Her university had closed down for the foreseeable future and she didn’t know what was next. The Mom asked me if I had any sage […]
The Power of Disappearing
Many years ago, my friend Arlin Sorensen was given an award at a conference I was attending. In his acceptance speech, he made a profound statement that stuck with me permanently. He said that his father once told him this: “Don’t worry what people think about you. They probably don’t.“ Maybe I was just in […]
Advice is Easy to Give and Hard to Take
If you’ve ever had a coach, you’ve experienced an interesting human phenomenon: When we ask for help, we usually know: What the problem is What we need to do about it Whether it’s a life coach, a business coach, a marketing coach, or any other kind of coach, their job is not to bring some […]
The Beauty of a Blank Slate
I have a filing system that allows me to basically restart the filing system each year. In my cloud drive, I create a folder for the year. Then, within that, I create folders for all the normal things one might have: Operations, Clients, Appearances, Marketing, and so forth. The new year’s folder is normally created […]
Happy Birthday, Arthritis
It wasn’t 20 years ago today. It was probably in September or October. But twenty years ago this Fall, I came down with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Meditating with a Robotic Cat
A few weeks ago, I ordered a Hasbro “Joy for All” robotic cat. I made a video about un-boxing the cat with a few notes about living with him.
Meditation Will Ruin a Lot of Movies
I was watching a movie recently and it struck me that people were panicking when they could choose not to panic.
Payday
Joe: “Can you lend me $10 until payday?” Moe: “Sure. When’s payday?” Joe: “How should I know? You’re the one with the job!”
