Unless you're a Yogi, or you're smoking some righteous shrub, chances are – you can't get quiet enough to get out of your own way in life. As human beings, we're at the top of the brain chain. But with great power comes an innate desire to control, well, everything. We buy TiVo to skip the commercials. We plan our vacations years in advance. We use fertilizer to have children. The list is endless. And it carries over into business…
If I could predict future careers for my daughters, this is a harbinger discussion between an actress and a lawyer. *** Jim Mitchem
We’re at the beach. Vilano Beach in North Florida – on the Atlantic, near where I was born and raised. Before I met my wife, who is from NJ, she’d only been to Florida once on a college road trip. But after the Blizzard of 96 when we received 3′ of snow in 24 hours in North Jersey, I told her that I had to leave. I was done with winter. So we migrated from the Garden State to the…
To say I'm a protective father is an understatement. This will probably be my undoing as my daughters reach their teens. And while we wholeheartedly endorse that our children explore new ideas and experiences – we consistently encourage the use of common sense. I'm about to have a serious talk with them about common sense in the age of openness and transparency. It will go something like this – 'If you don't recognize someone who calls your name, ignore them…
Hollie Steele is a 10 year-old singer who got a second chance. Consider that Britain's Got Talent builds its ratings by dashing dreams on live TV and her second chance seems downright miraculous. Why did she get a second chance? Because she made an understandable mistake, was surprisingly remarkable, and those with the power to give her a second chance stood to lose something by refusing her request. So why won't we (your clients, superiors, and social contacts) give you…
Hollie Steele is a 10 year-old singer who got a second chance. Consider that Britain's Got Talent builds its ratings by dashing dreams on live TV and her second chance seems downright miraculous. Why did she get a second chance? Because she made an understandable mistake, was surprisingly remarkable, and those with the power to give her a second chance stood to lose something by refusing her request. So why won't we (your clients, superiors, and social contacts) give you…
