Mindset Mondays with DTK – Ep #044 – Comfort? Bah, humbug!What's so enticing about staying in a comfort zone? Ummm. DUH! It's comfortable! I don't have to stretch, work hard, grow, fail, flail, or fly! I can essentially melt into my favorite couch, flip on Netflix, and shut off my brain… Inertia wins and NOTHING…
Mindset Mondays with DTK – Ep #043 – I am a work in progress!Back in 7th grade, I was fascinated with Paraclesus' idea of the homunculus: "a microscopic but fully formed human being from which a fetus was formerly believed to develop." Motivated in part by the humor of the 440 year old, overly simplistic…
Mindset Mondays with DTK – Ep #042 – Life, the Universe, & Everything.If you believe Douglas Adams in "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," the answer to life, the universe, and everything is 42.What if it was even simpler than that? I choose to believe George Bernard Shaw's approach: "Life isn't about finding yourself. Life…
Mindset Mondays with DTK – Ep #041 – True Confession (GULP!)…I fear irrelevance more than death… When I'm dead, I won't KNOW that I'm dead. I'll just BE dead. If I were to be irrelevant – having no meaningful impact – then I feel like I'd want to be dead. For someone living with depression…
Mindset Mondays with DTK – Ep #040 – Find your courage!You set your sights on it. You built a plan. You were ready to roll. And then … “What if I fail?” and “I can't do this!” and “I’m not good enough!”How many more times will you give in to the fear and stop before…
‼️‼️ SOUND STARTS AT 2:52 ‼️‼️Mindset Mondays with DTK – Ep #039 – Your life is your canvas!Picasso said that "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up." What if the way to remain an artist is to consider that, as we grow up, WE become…
Mindset Mondays with DTK – Ep #038 – The future starts … NOW!It is predicted that this year's high school seniors will have 7 careers in their lifetime. Not 7 jobs, 7 careers! And 3 of those careers do not yet exist.That reaffirms my belief that the future is not written, needing only to be…
Mindset Mondays with DTK – Ep #037 – "First lead yourself. From there you can grow to lead others." — David Taylor-KlausAll too often, leaders focus on getting the best out of other people and ignore the most important part: getting the best out of themselves. Growth achieved through that shortcut is not sustainable.And the…
Mindset Mondays with DTK – Ep #036 – Trust yourself?How many of us have, at some time or another, chosen to imitate or model our behavior after someone else? I know I have. And every time I have, it's been a disaster. And the last one cost me dearly. On the bright side, the learning…
Mindset Mondays with DTK – Ep #035 – Clean your lens.After spending a day in Santa Barbra with my coach this past Sunday, I am clearer than ever on two things: (1) I work better near water, and (2) my thoughts shape my reality.I have always been clear that my perspective is the lens through…
