Don’t Take Anything Personally
Last week I wrote about the first agreement–be impeccable with your word. This week I read the second agreement and listened to the corresponding podcast. The second agreement is don’t take things personally. “Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering.” This agreement can be a little bit more difficult to implement. But I like what Don Miguel Ruiz says right at the start of the chapter–if you take something personally, then it is probably be cause…
6 Important Leadership Skills for an Emergency
Happy Wednesday, friend! I hope you are enjoying the nice spring weather. Recently, my youngest son wanted to learn about mines as part of his homeschool, so we picked up a few books from the library. One of the books was the rescue story of the 33 miners trapped in a mine in Chile. It was actually an interesting book and we learned a lot, but there was a paragraph at the end that made reading the whole book especially worthwhile. A little background first… The cave-in at San José Mine in Chile occurred on August 5, trapping 33 men 2,000 feet below ground. For 17 days the miners are…
The best FLIPping month ever!
I finished reading FLIP the Gratitude Switch by Kevin Clayson. I first heard of Kevin and his book on the Becoming Your Best podcast. It’s a great podcast about success principles behind the transformation we undergo in order to become the best versions of ourselves. They interview lots of super successful people in a variety of industries that exemplify these principles. The episode with Kevin Clayson can be listened to here. In all honesty, I wasn’t expecting much from the book. Mr. Clayson sent me a free copy, and my assumption was that another self-promoting, struggling author/coach was just hoping for some traction in his struggle to get his empire off the…
