How Much Did That Cost You?
“You can do anything, but you can’t do everything.” David Allen Opportunity Cost is what you are giving up in order to do what you are doing. For example, if I watch college football for 12 hours on a given…
Pressure Proofing: GRATITUDE
When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.” Gilbert K. Chesterton As we have seen, there are many Mental Toughness tools to pressure proof ourselves. I have…
Pressure Proofing: THE FUNNY SIDE
“Humor can alter any situation and help us cope at the very instant we are laughing.” Allen Klein Here’s an instant fix when the stress and pressure of the moment gets to be too much – laughter. It might…
Pressure Proofing: PREPERATION
“Chance favors the prepared mind.” Louis Pasteur Yesterday we looked at anticipation in pressure proofing. Preparation goes hand in hand with anticipation. In fact, without preparing for what you anticipate, there is no point in wasting any time or…
Pressure Proofing: ANTICIPATION
“A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.” Wayne Gretzky Yesterday we looked at pressure proofing by raising our level of confidence. Today, I want to…
Pressure Proofing: CONFIDENCE
“Pressure is something you feel when you don’t know what you’re doing.” Peyton Manning Over the course of the next few days, I want to look at pressure proofing ourselves, or answer the question, “How can I be more…
Be Your Own Boss
Regardless of whether I get a W2 or a 1099 (status as an employee or an independent contractor, for my international friends), in my mind I work for ME. I am the CEO of Andrew Wittman, Inc. It might…
Walk the Talk
“Well done is better than well said.” Benjamin Franklin As a speaker/trainer, I get paid to talk. I’m a competent talker, but I’m better at walking things out. I have a phobia of being a hypocrite, you know someone…
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