I find it interesting that many people plan little bits and pieces of their life – things like vacations, birthdays, nights out with friends, time to watch their favorite TV shows – but so few have a life plan that covers the big parts. Not many are planning how they would like their life to […] Read more

(Ping!) You’ve Got Mail!   I’m old enough to remember when email was a novelty. When I started working in the early 1990’s, many corporate employees still did not have their own email accounts and instead relied on three ways to connect with others – paper correspondence, a phone call, or a face-to-face meeting.   […] Read more

I Like Math As a kid, I always liked math. It was like a big puzzle to me. I just needed to break the problem down into pieces, work through each piece, and get the answer. And of course, the other great thing about math is there’s always one right answer to the problem. 2+2 […] Read more

So, you have a big job staring you in the face.  You know from your most recent goal setting session that this task will really jump start your efforts toward achieving something that is important to you.  But days, weeks and maybe even months drift by and you make little or no progress.   You […] Read more

Are you familiar with Norman Rockwell’s “Freedom from Want” painting? You have probably seen it. It depicts a large, happy family sitting around a dining room table just as the turkey is being served. The scene is idyllic. There is no squabbling. No one looks angry or exhausted. Everyone is smiling.   Is this how […] Read more

Several months ago I was talking to a client and she said something that really struck a chord with me. She said, “You know Dave, being poor isn’t about how much money you have. My definition of being poor is having a lack of choices.”   Wow.   I absorbed the truth of that statement […] Read more

A Child’s Approach to Goal Setting Kids have no problems with goal setting. If they want to do something, they confidently proclaim that they are going to do it. If you’ve interacted with small kids at all, chances are you have heard them make statements like this…   “I’m going to be an astronaut!”   […] Read more