Les Brownisms: “When you argue for your limitations you get to keep them.” “You are more than you have become thus far.” “When I say ‘you can make it,’ I’m talking from a place of knowing.” “Sometimes you have to believe in somebody’s belief in you until your belief in yourself kicks in.” “I’m debt-free, [...]
Who do you go around quoting in your daily conversation? The newscasters? Somebody on this month’s top reality show? Or your brother-in-law, who has never achieved anything in his entire life? Or do you find and remember quotes from high achievers, the people who set tasks for themselves, then follow through and get it done? [...]
Sometimes we take our entertainers for granted. We see an actor always playing a bad guy, or a vacuous, bubble-headed bimbo, and we think that’s really who they are… until we see them interviewed and discover that they’re thoughtful, intelligent and likable people of real sensitivity. Or we watch a star athlete, and for years [...]
Sometimes a client will ask me what is coachability, or maybe they’ll ask whether I think they’re coachable. If you’ve ever wondered about either of those, I have an answer for you. It’s in the form of an example – an athlete who is coachability personified. I stumbled across the story by accident. You’ve probably [...]
So here it is past the middle of January already, and NOW I’m getting around to talking about goals? Little slow, aren’t you Burke? Well, maybe not. Stick around… I think you’ll like this. Maybe you still want to set some goals. Fine… that’s easy. Setting goals is the simplest thing in the world. People [...]
Change is highly popular – but only at a distance. For example, we tend to really like change in others. ….. “You know, he really should…” ….. “She’d be so much better off if only…” ….. “Why don’t they DO something about…” ….. “The government really ought to make them…” But that’s change for them. [...]
I’ve cut back on my postings during the Christmas and New Year season. You’re already overloaded with emails and blog posts from every direction telling you all the things you already know about the desirability of New Years resolutions, the wisdom of shaping up, trimming your weight, improving your relationships – or finding one – [...]
On November 30th I gave notice that I’ll be forming a group for learning and practicing self motivation. Name, BullsEye Club. Here’s exactly what I posted: The BullsEye Club Dates: (Notice how these dates slipped?) December 10 December 15 January 6 Announce details of the new group Begin accepting applications Open private forum Start regular [...]
It doesn’t matter what you’ve got, whether inborn, purchased or gifted to you from another. Unless you’re putting it to good use, you might as well not have it. Here we see a couple who, according to conventional thinking, have less than you or I, but who have dedicated themselves to using what they DO [...]
Too much has been made out of motivation. W-A-A-A-A-Y too much. The truth? Motivation just isn’t all that complicated when you take a closeup look at it. In its simplest terms, motivation is a desire and decision to do a task… and that desire and decision are strong enough to drown out the urge to [...]
