Think back to when you were in middle school, high school and then, in college. If you were like me, you stayed up as late as possible watching TV, playing video games or listening to the radio. You may or may not have squeezed in...
Either you're stress-binging on sugar, or following the strictest diet. You're in the dumps about the stock market crashing, or you have completely stopped paying attention to your portfolio. You've been working out 365 days a year, or are planning to start exercising next Monday. You...
Have you ever received a call or text and thought, "Why didn't you email me?" Have you ever received an email and thought, "Why didn't you call or text me?" Here is my favorite. Have you ever had a text and email conversation with the same person at the same time? While...
Think about the last time that you were asked to make a commitment that you really weren't interested in. Did you say no right away? Did you say yes, and then later say no? Did you say yes, and then show up and later regret it?...
Recently a team member at the Wisconsin Athletic Club asked me to coach her. [For the sake of this article, we'll call her Ms. Potential.] Without hesitation, I said, "You bet!" because I knew the knowledge, skills and ability that Ms. Potential possessed. During our first session,...
It's a routine day. My alarm goes off at 4:50am. I wake up and head to Starbucks to knock out my biggest project of the day. 100 minutes later, I head back home to help my daughters get ready for school while I get ready for work....
In the summer of 2004, the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) were just coming off tough Playoff loss to the Detroit Pistons. I was entering my fourth season as a part of the Bucks Video-Scouting department. As with every off-season, staffing changes...
It’s that time of the week again. If there’s one thing that makes my blood boil, it’s the words “weekly meeting”. Same day. Same time. Same meeting. I quickly tune out and start thinking about the economic impact of this meeting. In other words, what...
I used to hate talking with people. In fact, I lived in the gym throughout high school because I was terrified of dating, homecoming, prom, etc. During my days coaching basketball, I was terrified to speak in front of groups. I froze more times than...
Do you ever feel behind, too busy, exhausted, stressed, toxic, impatient, irritable or unfocused? Is your yawn another scream for a coffee? Does your dessert order always start with “I shouldn’t”, yet you end up stuffed? Growing up, I developed a love for sweets. My grandma...
