I haven’t talked about my dream of becoming a millionaire publicly for years because: 1- I’m uncertain if I can do it. 2- I don’t want to share a pie-in-the-sky goal with the world, royally fail at it and then look like a dreamer who never accomplishes what he sets...
AS MANY self-help books as I’ve read, as many yoga classes as I’ve taken, as many hours as I’ve meditated, as many inspirational conferences as I’ve been to, as many Imperfect Best talks that I’ve given, I have a vicious secret. I still, routinely, choose to see the...
Dedicated to the wonderful memory of John Gridley IV Do you ever wish you could plan for the things that will frustrate and scare you in the coming year? I do. With advance warning, we probably wouldn’t be so triggered by them. Would this ability be a super...
Have you, like me, found a painful amount of truth to the saying, “We are our own worst critic?” I have come to define this “worst critic” part of myself as The Perfectionist Voice. As I imagine most of us do, I hear this Perfectionist Voice countless times each and...
My advice is sometimes hard to implement. I know this because I give myself a great deal of advice that I often find challenging to implement. I imagine we all experience this from time to time. It’s been said that we’re our own best teachers, but we can...
When I was a little kid my parents frequently told me, “You are the best.” Each of us are born into a unique set of circumstances. Some of these circumstances may seem to offer opportunities, while others may seem to offer great challenges. My birth itself...
As a professional speaker, I’m busier than I have ever been. This week I did one speaking engagement, booked two more and did a great deal of promising networking. I’m in the heart of my career and enjoying it so much. Yet this afternoon, as I devote time to writing...
Some months ago, I was excited to attend a networking event that is famous for bringing in a well known speaker each month. The organizer and I are friends, so we arranged to get together to catch up a few hours before the event. When we met up, my first question...
It’s tempting to blame. Some people blame the liberals, some blame the conservatives, some blame the media. I notice that especially over the last few years I’ve developed a habit of laying blame as I scroll through the news on my phone. I find it’s all...
If you are anything like me, sometimes you talk yourself out of doing things that are both good for you and that you truly want to do. Why do we do this? I’m not sure, but I know we do. Ten years ago, I came very close to not beginning to go to yoga classes. I had...
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