The Most Powerful Thing You Can Do This Year…

Every e-newsletter, every blog post, every email I’ve gotten in the last week has been about getting yourself, your business, your weekly calendar ready for 2013. One question… why does it take a flip of the calendar, a turn of the page, a stroke of midnight to make us open our eyes to the possibilities before us every day? We force ourselves to reflect on all the stuff we didn’t get done last...
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Having the Life Others Envy

Jack Campbell was a man that had everything. He was a highly successful Wall Street tycoon. He lived in the biggest penthouse in the most sought after building in New York City. He drove a Ferrari, could have any woman he wanted, and had enough money to last his lifetime, and then some. He had a life that others were envious of. Or did he? One night just before Christmas, Jack put his...
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Come to the Manger

The smell of fresh pine wafts from the freshly cut Christmas Tree. It’s pins of light twinkle in the dark of the night, winking… mesmerizing… Delicate angels adorn the mantel, breathlessly bidding joy and grace. The nativity scene depicting the true story of Christmas, redemption in it’s purest form… a baby wrapped in clothes and lying in a manger. Come… I...
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Don’t Wait for a Tragedy…

My heart just broke today. I was standing in my bedroom watching TV as the photos of children being ushered out of their school flashed on the screen. 2nd graders all in a line, grasping the shoulders of the frightened child in front of them. Teachers trying to keep their composure… being strong for their students. Policemen giving up their jackets to children who are shivering from more...
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Crazy or Passionate?

Passion… for me, it’s a word filled with emotion. It stirs up something in my soul… a longing… an excitement… a ‘going-against-the-grain’ feeling. Passionate people are those that we see as extraordinary, unique… the crazy people out there who don’t conform like the rest of us. I want to be more like them… living life on the edge… taking my coat off and making dust in the world… sort of like...
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3 Look-sees in December

December is my month to shift down a few gears and find neutral. I take my hand off the throttle, let go of the clutch and just let the engine idle. Isn’t it so good just to hear the ‘promp – promp’ of the engine when it’s out of gear? Let it synchronize with the beating of your heart.    At first I was resistant but I now look forward to exerting what I call the Power of the Pause. I take...
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