By Tom Peterson “The fastest way to change yourself is to hang out with people who are already the way you want to be.” — Hoffman and Casnocha Who do you hang out with? Do you nourish and stretch each other? Do you help each other get through challenges and move toward dreams? […]
By Tom Peterson Do you work in an unhappy place? Are people mean? Do you abandon hope as you enter? Do you ask yourself, “How did I get here?” Do you want to go home and rethink your life? Is the stress too damned high? Are you thinking don’t rock the boat? Just lay low? […]
By Tom Peterson We all know someone who tries—and sometimes succeeds—to make us feel bad about our efforts and ideals. At some point we’ve probably even let their one small comment crush our spirit. Ray Bradbury tells us to ditch those bad “friends.” Speaking to an audience of aspiring writers he offered […]
By Tom Peterson What I really need… or want! One day driving on a busy street in my neighborhood I noticed little girl and boy in their yard holding up signs, flagging down cars. A few adults sat in lawn chairs watching and laughing. I was about to keep going when I realized what was […]
“You’re under no obligation to be the same person you were 5 minutes ago.” – Alan Watts By Tom Peterson Do you feel stuck, that things just aren’t working? It may be that you simply need some time off to get some distance. You may want to talk through your goals and dreams […]
You’ve already know about the 80/20 rule so this is a reminder—because four-out-of-five times it will help you focus on what’s important. In 1906 economist Vilfredo Pareto was studying land ownership in Italy and found that 20 percent of the people owned 80 percent of the land. The remaining 80 percent of […]
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.” — Mark Twain Many big efforts happen like this: Get clarity on what you want to do, define your goal Make a plan to reach […]
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.” — Mark Twain From bold goal to strategic plan It’s remarkable how many organizations don’t have a plan. You may be mixed about strategic plans. […]
“The tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach. It isn’t a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream. It is not a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace […]
By Tom Peterson Years ago, waiting with my younger son in the elementary school auditorium for the holiday program to begin, I ask what he learned in school that day. “VCCV,” he says. “VCCV? What’s that?” You know, Vowel, Consonant, Consonant, Vowel. He looks at a banner on the auditorium wall that reads […]
