The BOLD (Livable Success) My fondest wish for you is that you attain livable success. If you design and live into a success that allows you to thrive—body, soul and bank account—we all win. Your contribution will be larger, your impact deeper and your example more potent if you can sustain your success. That means that we all […]
The Itchy Feeling: The Power of Intuition
The BOLD (I’ve Got a Feeling) There are seasons when it is easier to believe that we are living in certainty. Routines flow, plans unfold, and outcomes are predictable. This is not one of those seasons. We are unsure about the future, concerned about the economic impact of the pandemic, confused about conflicting messages of safety. At the same […]
The Calculated Leap: Balancing Fear, Pain, Hope, and Action
The BOLD (Carry the One) While I’m writing this, there are specific world events, news stories, subjects of public discourse and historic actions unfolding. It is easy at a time like this to see the call to action and the need for change. I suggest that there are always choices to be made. There are always opportunities and […]
The Listening Gamble: Risking Growth
The BOLD (Ready to Listen) The sounds are deafening. The voices are elevated and angry and despairing. The analysis is dizzying in its breadth and opinion. We kick into protection mode. We must determine the actions that we are going to take (or not take) and our brain is prioritizing safety. We return to what we know, settle into our […]
The Confidence Gap: Leveling Up One Step at a Time
The BOLD (Walking Towards a Run) You know that rolling feeling in your stomach when you think about taking that action that scares you? If confidence is an ingredient of success, then what damage is that feeling doing to your chances of taking action and achieving your goal? What if you could build your confidence with […]
The Vigilance Paradox: What are You Inviting?
The BOLD (Tamp it Down) Do you feel that you are in control? The answer to that question probably has a direct and often profound effect on your behavior, your experience, and your outcomes. The more out of control we feel, the more likely we are to try to assert control. Not all methods for doing this are […]
The Echo Bounce: Inviting Perspective
The BOLD (Alone) Isolation is showing up differently than I thought it would. Most days, I’m online with clients and on the phone with friends. I go to the park three times a week to work out with my trainer and a few friends. I do what I do and most of it is pretty similar to what […]
The Abundance Fulcrum: Balancing Enough and More
The BOLD (Enough) This month, we’re going to explore the sixth principle of the Prospects of Possibility framework: Evict Insufficiency. Right now, it is tempting to focus on all the things that are insufficient because we are experiencing an unprecedented crisis. A few months ago, it was tempting to focus on insufficiency because of the contrast between […]
The Aspiration Audit: Harnessing FOMO To Design Your Best Life
The BOLD (I Could Have, You Know) When the exhausting and imperious Lady Catherine De Bourgh demands her part in the conversation in Chapter 31 of Pride And Prejudice (see the quote above), she declares that she is sure that if she had ever applied what she believes to be her considerable natural talent to […]