Blog #250 – The Formula for Greatness

Greatness is consistency over a long period of time. In Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, Angela Duckworth describes success as: Talent * Effort = Skill ==========> Skill * Effort = Success/Greatness If you notice EFFORT counts twice as you are trying to reach the pinnacle of success. Through Effort (practice and repetition) youContinue reading "Blog #250 – The Formula for Greatness"

Blog #249 – Be IP not PI

Be "Impatiently Patient" over "Patiently Impatient". Whatever it is you want. A new career, to be healthier, to make more money, to find a significant other, to learn a new skill, literally anything. Mainly the thing in your head that is saying, "I should really start ________ing." DO IT NOW! Stop waiting for the rightContinue reading "Blog #249 – Be IP not PI"

noiz viol8ion podcast #9 – Allegra Kaough, The Naked Dog, Understanding your dog during COVID-19

Allegra Kaough, owner of The Naked Dog, talks about her journey through horsemanship to owning a dog training company. She has a unique style of dog training that gets great results. Listen to this episode and hear her tips to better understand your dog and how to get a more well behaved dog. The NakedContinue reading "noiz viol8ion podcast #9 – Allegra Kaough, The Naked Dog, Understanding your dog during COVID-19"

Blog #247 – Be in the driver seat of your emotions.

We often hear that emotions are like a roller coaster and we are just along for the ride. I would say that emotions are more like driving a car. You do not have control of the road but you have control over the car. You are able to steer and avoid potholes or you areContinue reading "Blog #247 – Be in the driver seat of your emotions."

Blog #246 – Are you giving yourself opportunities to win?

Determine your standards for what is acceptable. I am harder on myself than anyone else. This lets me handle criticism well but is not good for self acceptance. Sometimes the standards we set for ourselves our unachievable. We can have huge enormous goals but we also have to have micro goals. These micro goals giveContinue reading "Blog #246 – Are you giving yourself opportunities to win?"

Blog #245 – Know your why

The actions you take always have a motivation behind them. It is your job to know yourself well enough to know why you do the things that you do. Every little thing that you do has a reason behind it and too many times the reason is, "That's the way it's always been done." orContinue reading "Blog #245 – Know your why"

Blog #244 – Finding Meaning and Purpose in what you do.

The beauty of life is that meaning and purpose are not given to you. You have to find them. It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.Epictetus We can not always control the results of what happens but we can control our actions and our reactions to the results.Continue reading "Blog #244 – Finding Meaning and Purpose in what you do."