Visiting my alma mater, Purdue University, I had the privilege of sharing...

a meal with the current Resident Assistants at Cary Quadrangle, the same residence hall I served in that capacity 35 years ago.

WOW! Have times changed! The issues and challenges they face are VASTLY different than the ones I faced.

Being a Resident Assistant is a great way to hone leadership and problem-solving skills.

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One Mind-blowing Takeaway My "SPECT" Brain Scan Revealed

I was blown away when my neurologist/psychologist revealed this takeaway from my SPECT brain scan I had taken at Dr. Amen's Clinic...  

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35 years ago the residence hall where I lived, I bought...

a little brass plate and engraved it with my name and degree. 

How much did it cost? 

$4.58.

That little gesture means SO MUCH now.

How can you celebrate a memory that lasts a lifetime?

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Steps 2 through 5 of Crafting Your Story of Persistence and Endurance

In this clip, I reveal the next 4 steps in creating your Significant Story of Persistence and Endurance - you're going to LOVE this exercise!

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Your Weekly Growth Challenge — ...

Last Saturday, I did my...

Fight for Air Climb.

Brutal and Successful.

I made it.

My O2 dropped pretty low at times.  I stopped often.

The GREAT news is I raised $4,000 in donations for lung disease (so far). 

On each step I prayed each dollar donated = a clear clean healthy breath for a child in the world. 

4000 Steps. 

$4,000 in donations (so far). 

That's 4000 X 4000 = 16 million clear, clean healthy breaths. 

About 27 thousand minutes of LIFE! 

Clear intention helped me step each step...

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Your Weekly Wisdom Mastery — 

The 1st Step in Crafting your Story!

In this clip, I reveal the very first step in creating your Significant Story of Persistence and Endurance - you're going to LOVE this exercise!

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Big dreams start with a little imagination!

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Why should you build significant stories? 

2 questions, 3 type of stories, and amazing statistics to help you and your family be the best they can be for each other AND for the world — so GOOD!

In this clip from the full Significant Impact Monthly (SIM) MasterClass training called:

"Building Your Significance Story of Persistence and Endurance"

In a little over 2 minutes, I share the 4 part mindset you need to have to build your story of persistence & endurance!  So GOOD!

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Your Weekly Growth Challenge — 

Brainstorm 10 Achievements in your life, and share them with someone!

BONUS — Read the book “L...

Lights!  Camera!  Action!

Here I’m being interviewed for Boiler TV.  

Returning to my alma mater, Purdue, was a FABULOUS experience! 

Giving back significantly is a key to any high performer’s activities...

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The Mindset You Need to Have to Build Your Story of Persistence & Endurance

In this clip from the full Significant Impact Monthly (SIM) MasterClass training called:

"Building Your Significance Story of Persistence and Endurance"

In a little over 2 minutes, I share the 4 part mindset you need to have to build your story of persistence & endurance!  So GOOD!

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Your Weekly Growth Challenge — 

1) Which of the 4 part mindset parts resonated ...

The craft of Story Telling is more than just the words.

It’s face and hands. 

It’s imagination. 

Vocal qualities. 

Heart. 

Take your listeners THERE with you!

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Your Weekly Wisdom Mastery — 

One Way I Built My Significance Story of Persistence & Endurance

In this clip from the full Significant Impact Monthly (SIM) MasterClass training called:

"Building Your Significance Story of Persistence and Endurance"

Patrick shares a powerful story of how he lived into this idea in his college years & a practical way to get started now!

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Your Weekly Growth Challenge — 

1) Write down your story of persistence & endurance.
2) Share your story with one person.

BONUS — Ask them ab...

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Guests on this world class cruise were either taking a moonlight stroll on deck or soundly asleep in their cabins.   Marconi Telegraph Operators worked busily into the night, planning tomorrow night’s extravagant party.   Over the telegraph lines, they gathered details from friends and family from New York to Boston so they could make the party extra special.  Imagine their excitement as the plans started coming together.

Are you getting excited about an upcoming party?  How do you feel the night before?  A little nervous?   Your excitement builds as you see the pieces fit together.  You see the end in sight.  

And then disruption.

Something TOTALLY unrelated crashes into your party planning.  

Have you ever experienced that kind of disruption?

How do you handle it?  

• Ignore:  Do you ignore the disruption altogether?  
• Minimize:  Do you minimize your attention on the disruption so you can stay focused on your
...

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As the waiter finished jotting down our order, he smiled and turned on his heal, punctuating our exchange with,

‘No Problem.’

I’ve heard ‘No Problem’ thousands of times.  It’s a common phrase used in our culture.  And this time his response hit me kind of funny.

I turned the phrase over in my head, ‘No Problem.’  

Did my order present a potential Problem?  Did he need to assure me that our order was NOT a Problem for him?  When did ordering from the menu at a restaurant become a Problem?

In a simple everyday exchange, ‘Problem’ was introduced out of nowhere!

Here’s the problem of ‘No Problem’…

The words NO and PROBLEM are both negatives.

And two negatives do not equal a positive.

I’m going to geek on you here just a bit with scientific proof.

•  Put two negative ends of two magnets together.  Neither magnet magically turns positive.  They don’t attract.  In fact, two negatives ends of magnets repel each other
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My boss and I were sitting in the client cafeteria.  Lunch long over, we chose a private table near the big windows.  We had just finished a great workshop with a potential client.  Spirits were high.

In consulting, we rarely got 1:1 face-to-face time with our bosses.  Especially at the partner level.  So this was a great opportunity to have a career conversation.

I considered how to ask it.  At some point, you’ve probably labored over this same question.  

“What do I need to do to get promoted to the next level?”

As he leaned back, I imagined all sorts of responses:

•  Double your sales
•  Build more offers
•  Expand your team
•  Speak at more conferences
•  Develop relationships with more senior clients

But his answer took me aback.

“I don’t think you have what it takes.  You need Sharp Elbows”

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What does that mean?

You can watch Sharp Elbows in pro basketball.  The ball bounces off the rim and a player g...

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I saw an intriguing advertisement for today with the phrase, “Commitments aren’t made with words.  They’re made with Actions.”

That phrase got me thinking about how commitments work.  At first, you make a commitment in your head.  

•  To go to the gym more often
•  To grade papers this week  
•  To clean the garage this weekend
•  To volunteer more next year

What commitments have you made to yourself?

The ad differentiated between commitments made by Words vs Action.  In a former life, I was an engineer, so I started thinking how physics might shed light on the concept of Commitment.  

Let’s begin with our science metaphor.  (don’t be scared, I’ll keep it easy) 

Commitments build the Potential Energy needed to overcome Inertia.  Inertia is an object’s tendency to stay put.  

•  Ever feel inertia to do things you ‘should’ do?  
•  Ever experience your team’s inertia to try a new process, tool or technology?  
•  How
...