Mantras: Toward the Neuroscience of Self-Regulation Revisited

Cognito ergo non ferio. (I think, therefore I fail.) You can’t think and hit at the same time. —Yogi Berra When Southern Utah’s University’s new basketball coach Robert Reid arrived, his team ranked 217th in free-throw percentage, lowest in their division...

Mastery—The Bedrock Story Part II: Beginner’s Mind

One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself. —Leonardo da Vinci Remember recent experiences of excitement and childlike joy with new experiences, such as with nature, traveling to a new country, or engaging a new idea. Mastery retains the spirit...

Mastery—The Bedrock Story Part I: Seeds of Effectiveness

One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself. —Leonardo da Vinci Our uniqueness is a seed planted at birth that seeks growth, transformation, and flowering to its full potential. This innate force, an intrinsic motivation to be effective, is the...

18 Caveats on How to Avoid Money Story Ownership and Change

If you are adamantly opposed to change, these caveats will embellish your position. If you are considering change, they might illuminate beliefs or positions that need addressing. 1. Focus on the system. Devote special attention to the things that seem frustrating,...

Professionals and Amateurs Part I

It is not that I am so smart; it is that I stay with problems longer. —Albert Einstein A professional and an amateur are states of mind. By professional, I don’t mean “the professions” such as doctors and lawyers. The professional is an ideal, a...

A Quiz

Each of the following eight questions has a single word answer: 1. What is the most popular legal substance to all peoples of the world? 2. What is the one true metaphor, the single commodity that can be translated into everything else? 3. What is the story that you...