by Jim Chaput | Jun 15, 2019 | Jim's Blog
There are many paths to where you want to go. The further away you are, the more options you have. You can choose many different paths, but still go in the right direction. You are not feeling great and want to be healthier? You can choose from many options: Increase...
by Jim Chaput | Jun 14, 2019 | Jim's Blog
We are often blind to our own flaws. To overcome this, get feedback from someone else. To improve, you need to get open and honest feedback. (Some people want you to feel good and only give positive feedback.) How do you get open and honest feedback? First, people...
by Jim Chaput | Jun 13, 2019 | Jim's Blog
I love the idea of the “elevator speech.” Boil your speech down to eight seconds. You get into the elevator and run into someone that you want to engage. They ask you, “What are you up to?” Have an answer that takes eight seconds. Make it interesting and likely...
by Jim Chaput | Jun 12, 2019 | Jim's Blog
As I was preparing the blog for Tuesday, I went to the site and realized that I forgot to schedule the blog for Monday morning. WTF?! After a little freak out, I finished the one I was writing and published it. Still published on Monday, but after the email cutoff so...
by Jim Chaput | Jun 11, 2019 | Jim's Blog
Now that the amazing weather has finally arrived, motorcycles are everywhere. It’s funny that riders wave to each other as they cross paths. Ride a motorcycle and you are instantly in a tribe. “I don’t know you, but you ride a motorcycle, so you are one of us.”...
by Jim Chaput | Jun 10, 2019 | Jim's Blog
When someone announces an audacious goal, our instinct is often to talk them out of it. Are we trying to protect them from what seems to be inevitable disappointment? It’s not our job to judge whether someone’s dream is achievable. Who are we to say what’s...
