behaviors

The Easy Way Or The Hard Way – It’s Up To You

The last time our 4-year old nephew Kai was spending the night, I had a hard time convincing him to brush his teeth.  I tried all the bribing, cajoling, and threatening I could think of until finally I said, “Okay, we can do this the easy way or the hard way, it’s up to you!” […]

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Why Only 20% Ever Succeed

Last time we talked about the phenomenon that in almost any population, you will have 5% who are superstars, 15% who show potential, and 80% who for the most part will not ever rise to the top. So the question that comes up is…Why don’t the 80% move? Scientists may blame DNA and assume that […]

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Values or Behavior?

Whenever we feel a conflict between what we know is right vs. what we really want to do, we are experiencing a conflict between our values and our behavior.  When this happens, we have a choice.  We can alter our behavior to match our values; or we can change our values to match our behavior.  […]

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