Selling Ourselves Short

By: Ben Murphy

There’s an old adage that “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” The problem with most of us is that we make great plans, we just have trouble carrying them out. The truth of the matter is that we can only achieve what we attempt. Most of us sell ourselves short because we plan well, but never get around to the attempting.

I write about this topic because we can only be at our fullest when we pursue all we know we are capable of. It’s a little thing called ‘fulfillment.’ But a lot of people I talk to seem awfully unfulfilled, living in a world of “if only.” They love their family, but their job devours all their time. They shuttle their kids to endless activities, but never spend quality time with them. Their lives keep coming back to, “if only I’d started that business when the idea was fresh,” or, “if only I’d followed-through and finished my degree.” Read more

The Four Greatest Lies of Success

By Richard B. Brooke

There are many pleasures in life that bring happiness. After more than 20 years of mentoring and coaching people from all walks of life, I have found that people seem to be happiest when they are in the process of achieving; when they are accomplishing something that is tremendously important to them. It’s the anticipation of getting your intended result … knowing you are on the right track … moving forward … in momentum … that makes you the happiest. Read more