Posts for Success Coaching for Men


Out with the old, in with the new… packaging.

From Success Coaching for Men
January 10, 2011 at 11:55 pm
Presenting the same service, product, value, opportunity, with sleek, well designed packaging or a new store layout increases sales. Maybe it’s the same for you – ... (more)

Do you mean ‘we’ or do you mean ‘I?’

From Success Coaching for Men
January 9, 2011 at 11:59 pm
Is it, ‘We are eating too much junk good,’ or, ‘I am eating too much too much junk food’? Is it, ‘We need to do a better job,’ or, ‘I ... (more)

You are smart enough to justify pretty much anything.

From Success Coaching for Men
January 5, 2011 at 1:10 am
So, don’t. ... (more)

New Year’s Eve 2010: the problem with diets.

From Success Coaching for Men
December 31, 2010 at 5:46 pm
They don’t usually work. Instead, people think, plan, research, and discuss diets as a way to avoid actually ‘doing’ them. A new diet won’t make you healthier. ... (more)

My 2010 Year in Review

From Success Coaching for Men
December 30, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Today, Seth Godin wrote a blog post of his 2010 in review: http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/12/yearinreview.html I thought it was a great idea so here’s my list… I ... (more)

Trying or Might-ing

From Success Coaching for Men
December 29, 2010 at 3:51 pm
‘I will try to ______.’ or ‘I might ______.’ What if you remove the word ‘try’ or ‘might?’ I think the results will be better ... (more)

Mental Garage Sale

From Success Coaching for Men
December 28, 2010 at 4:29 pm
Take all the things you don’t need in your head and put them out for sale – a mental garage sale. Give really good deals – everything must go. Then, at the ... (more)

Awkward Silence

From Success Coaching for Men
December 27, 2010 at 12:58 pm
A challenge: next time you are in the elevator, locker room, kitchen, board room, etc. and someone else enters, be the first to break the silence. Make eye contact, say hello, ... (more)

Is it hard?

From Success Coaching for Men
December 23, 2010 at 9:22 pm
Or does making it hard justify why you are not taking action on it? ... (more)

Things I often forget to do

From Success Coaching for Men
December 22, 2010 at 10:55 pm
- Breathe (consciously, deeply) - Appreciate Others - Sit still in silence Reasons I forget: - I don’t have time (excuse.) - Distractions (they seem more important.) - I ... (more)

A ‘Ridiculous’ Test

From Success Coaching for Men
December 20, 2010 at 8:49 pm
You and I probably have at least 63 ridiculous thoughts in our heads right now. Here’s a good way to reduce this number to at least 58: say them out loud to someone else. ... (more)

Hope

From Success Coaching for Men
December 19, 2010 at 8:41 pm
To me, hope means having something exciting in your life to look forward to. Things that give me hope: my wife, the Bible, reading a really good book, and having an outlet to record ... (more)

Thoughts on having thoughts of Boredom and Fear

From Success Coaching for Men
December 11, 2010 at 1:22 pm
I am going to argue that at least once a day, these thought(s) pops up: a. ‘I’m bored.’ b. ‘I’m scared.’ Instead of thinking further about what ... (more)

Let people surprise you.

From Success Coaching for Men
December 11, 2010 at 1:06 am
Think of the person in your life you’d described as ‘shy’ or ‘unfriendly’ or ‘unintelligent.’ Now, try this cool experiment… after ... (more)

3 bonus reasons to ask good questions at every group meeting

From Success Coaching for Men
December 7, 2010 at 8:21 pm
Most obvious: you get the answer. Bonuses: 1. You look good. 2. Everyone else is probably thinking it. 3. The organizer/presenter/managers will love you. ... (more)

What’s really going on? Part II

From Success Coaching for Men
December 7, 2010 at 3:11 am
Surface level: I’m too busy to exercise today. What’s really going on: I hate the gym, I hate my workout, and I hate the people that go there. I would rather do anything ... (more)

I speak ‘air.’

From Success Coaching for Men
December 5, 2010 at 9:12 pm
The air talks. Honest. On the phone, it speaks when there is a pause. In a meeting, it speaks when someone whips out their Blackberry. In a workplace, it speaks when someone is ... (more)

What’s really going on?

From Success Coaching for Men
November 28, 2010 at 4:05 am
I love this question. Why? Because there is the surface level response, excuse, reason… and then there is what’s really going on. What’s really go on is the fun, ... (more)

For me, stuff I am putting off will not get done.

From Success Coaching for Men
November 21, 2010 at 4:50 pm
(it feels great to get this out there) ... (more)

My Dad never reclined his airline seat when I travelled with him as a kid.

From Success Coaching for Men
November 20, 2010 at 9:16 pm
I still don’t recline my airline seat – not sure why. My wife reclines her airline seat. And the woman in front of me on a 5 hour flight reclined her seat right into ... (more)

Have you ever been fully awake when you ‘should’ be dead tired?

From Success Coaching for Men
November 19, 2010 at 8:25 pm
Boom. I just fixed something monumental for you that I’m sure you have been struggling with for the longest time (I know I have.) The concept ‘tired’ doesn’t ... (more)

Can you get by with a 6 inch submarine sandwich instead of a 12 inch?

From Success Coaching for Men
November 18, 2010 at 8:06 pm
Probably. Then, don’t eat the 12 inch. Or, if you already have 12 inches, put 6 inches in the fridge for later. You’ll feel good about not eating it and have a nice ... (more)

How to appreciate other peoples’ art.

From Success Coaching for Men
November 18, 2010 at 2:33 am
1. Have some of your own. 2. Don’t compare yours to theirs. ... (more)

Every single day I live, this is confirmed over and over again…

From Success Coaching for Men
November 16, 2010 at 8:12 pm
In every scenario, every situation, every space (even the most dire or heartbreaking), there is something to smile or laugh about. ... (more)

Are you a Plastic Surgeon or Emergency Room Doctor?

From Success Coaching for Men
November 15, 2010 at 7:54 pm
ER Doc: responds to trauma victims as they are brought into the hospital. Looks stressed, sleep deprived, and on edge. Plastic Surgeon: completes two planned surgeries in the ... (more)