Unfreezing the Frozen

Unfreezing the Frozen

 Have you ever seen someone freeze up? Sometimes, a child acting in a school play will become paralyzed in front of an audience. Adults can freeze up in real life, too, often getting stuck in an unproductive routine at work.  When I was in high school, Robert...
The Boy in the Yearbook

The Boy in the Yearbook

 Have you ever felt like you don’t make a difference in your work? Do your tasks seem mundane? Look at the boy in the photograph. He resembles countless other boys who have passed through the public school system over the last 100 years. He grew up in Texas. There...

How to Become a Person with Charisma

  Want to see more positive results in your life? If so, I highly recommend Vanessa Van Edwards’ Book Cues: Small Signals, Incredible Impact. The book is structured around the concept that up to 90 percent of communication is nonverbal, a key lesson I remember...

Do Your Homework

I don’t know about you, but I always want to guard against a minimal effort. I want to give my best. And part of that commitment means doing my homework. Preparation for success is not just essential; it’s empowering. As the legendary John Wooden, the person voted the...

How to Unclog Your Mind

“The proper work of the mind is the exercise of choice, refusal, yearning….What then can pollute and clog the mind’s proper functioning? Nothing but its own corrupt decisions.” –This quote is from Epictetus, a Greek philosopher who lived in the 1st and 2nd...