Archive for May 2014

I’ve never had a school security action work to my benefit before. Of course, that’s not ever the concern in these kind of situations. We know the safety of our students and staff comes first. But once the safety of everyone was assured, and last Friday’s school “lockdown” was lifted, I felt like I caught a rare good break. Here’s…

Hall-of-Fame slugger Hank Aaron has something for you to try.  He says that blasting baseballs over outfield fences begins with mindset. Aaron fought through batting slumps, the negativity of others, intense media pressure, and the universal ups and downs of life by maintaining a steady grip on his daily motto – “Keep swinging.”   Aaron’s 755 home runs now rank him…

It seems like every activity now has an ideal measure. Not that many of our ideal measures are ever attainable, though.  (so says the voice of experience…) If the optimal level is set high, I’m inevitably plugging along at low. If the optimal level is set low, I’m typically blasting something into orbit. It’s frustrating. The chart below is the…

James Altucher is a best-selling author. And no, this isn’t the heartbreaking fact. He also writes an incredible blog called “The Altucher Confidential – Ideas for a World out of Balance.” This isn’t the heartbreaking fact, either. Don’t worry. I’m getting right to it. In his essay “What Happened to All of the Laughter?” Altucher points…