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The Easiest and yet the Hardest Thing
Rome was not built in a day and many an “overnight” success was decades in the making. We all have the same 24 hours; it…
July 20, 2023
How Vibrant is Your Prohairesis?
Prohairesis is Greek and translates as “choice”, “will”, or “volition” and was a favored topic of the Stoic philosopher Epictetus (50 – 135 AD). Essentially,…
July 18, 2023
Oh, How I Love the Balcony!
It is SO easy to get caught up in the drama of life, to let emotions hijack your day. A technique I’ve been using more…
July 13, 2023
How Strong is Your Soul?
Like most everything else, your soul is only as strong as it is nurtured. The adage “Energy flows where focus goes” is certainly true here.…
July 11, 2023
Can You “See the Work”?
To “see the work” means can you see what needs to be done without being told. It further means do you have the ability to…
July 6, 2023
I’m Busy Now; Maybe Later
We humans tend to have this incessant inner dialogue going on inside our heads; an endless chatterbox. Unfortunately, sometimes it takes the form of a…
July 4, 2023
You Already Know the Secret
The secret to success, the secret to life… is that there is NO secret. Or at least not one “big” secret; merely dozens, hundreds of…
June 29, 2023
How Strong is Your Wille zum Leben?
“Wille zum Leben” is German for “will to live” and in modern psychology, the “will to live” generally refers both to humans’ basic survival instinct…
June 27, 2023
The Upside of a Little Bit of Financial Paranoia
I experienced a period of poverty in my youth and it was one of the best things that ever happened to me, for it instilled…
June 22, 2023
Daily Questions: Road Signs to Your Best Self, Your Best Life
Daily questions are an awesome way to focus your energy, to remain on path, to stay true to yourself. Zig Ziglar used to love to…
June 20, 2023
4 Things to Release to Create Your Best Life
#1 Release Obsession with Possessions: Once beyond that basic level of Maslow’s hierarchy (a roof over our heads that doesn’t leak, reasonably healthy food in…
June 15, 2023
The Discipline of Perception
We see and we think we understand and thus we tell ourselves we know but life is much more complex. First, what we “see” depends…
June 13, 2023
6 Traits That Virtually Guarantee Failure
1) Renting out space in your head to your opposition: Heck, some of us don’t even charge rent. You’ve GOT to believe in yourself, you…
June 8, 2023
Did I Do My Best?
I was doing my early morning reading one day and this inquiry popped out at me. The question “Did I Do My Best?” resonated deeply…
June 6, 2023
Act Above Yourself
A major challenge in life is to do as well as we know. We all aspire to better ourselves; the test is how to do…
June 1, 2023
Trust and Confidence are Not Synonyms
Trust is about integrity, confidence is about competence. Too often in the workplace, a supervisor will say “I can’t trust you to handle this yet”…
May 30, 2023
Running on “Soular” Power
Running on “Soul” Power means tapping into your true purpose, living your life awake, vigorous and vital. As inspirational and invigorating as it may sound,…
May 25, 2023
Have You Talked to Your Future Self Lately?
We tend to put a lot of emphasis on our present self and label ourselves as this or that and in doing so we restrict…
May 23, 2023
Not to Do List
Distractions abound in life: detours and delays that fritter away our time and energy, beguiling diversions that dissipate our focus. A “Not to Do” list…
May 18, 2023
Forget “To-Do Lists”, Instead Create a “Success List”
The fatal flaw of “to-do” lists is that they tend to attract the mundane. When was the last time you had something earth-shattering on your…
May 16, 2023
Self-belief: The Foundation
You gotta believe in you. So much starts there. The world will take you at your word, the world will accept your unconscious self-appraisal as…
May 11, 2023
Respect: The Nitty/Gritty Daily Practice
Folks, respect is a nice word, and we all nod our heads in agreement, believing in our minds we honor it in word and deed.…
May 9, 2023
Questions from a Mentee, Part 2
Do you believe in luck? If so, how would you explain it? Luck is simply the intersection of preparation and opportunity combined with the courage…
May 4, 2023
Questions from a Mentee, Part One
Good morning Mr. Collier, I’ve been pondering the below questions, would love your insight. How do you keep good team members? How do you keep…
May 2, 2023
The Law of Unintended Consequences? Or The Law of Inadequate Analysis?
The Law of Unintended Consequences refers to the tendency of our actions to have outcomes other than our intentions and often at odds to our…
April 27, 2023
Highlight Reel or Bloopers/Worst Moments? What does Your Internal Film Editor Feature?
You spend more time inside your own mind than anywhere else. We continuously interpret events; filtering them through our world view, telling ourselves stories to…
April 25, 2023