I’ve said, “If I’m not on fire, it’s not urgent.” I mean it.  And I repeat that to myself on a weekly basis.  It is so easy to get wrapped up into a false sense of immediacy.  Another set of words I school myself with frequently are, “I will not be governed by the tyranny…

When I feel like I have to brace myself for the start of the week…I remind myself of all the folks who don’t have the opportunity of another Monday.  It’s a perspective shifter for me, almost instantly. Just breathe. When I operate too long in fifth gear, in over drive, I find my productivity going…

In my book, LIFE BEGINS WHEN YOU DO, published and available exclusively through simpletruths.com – I suggest that you craft your own list of secret medicines. What is healing for you?  What restores your waning energy?  What lifts your spirits? Having a metaphorical medicine cabinet is a brilliant idea.  If you identify the contents when…

Anyone who has followed Steve Jobs with any consistency recognizes the phrase, “one more thing.”  Oh, how we were delighted after his breath taking “next thing” announcements to hear him pause and then say, “But there IS one more thing.” One more thing. Steve Jobs.  Extolled.  Expelled.   Excluded.   Still – he remained excited about…

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