by Jim Chaput | Apr 4, 2019 | Jim's Blog
A few years ago, I was helping an intern prepare to coach a class and I asked her how she would know the class was a success. She did not know how to answer and I knew that improving her ability to coach would be a struggle until she had an answer. To know whether you...
by Jim Chaput | Apr 3, 2019 | Jim's Blog
If you have a role model of success, it is tempting to look at what that person does and try to emulate their behavior. Is that what got them there? Probably not – it’s more likely that they had to do other, simpler things for a long time. What you see...
by Jim Chaput | Apr 2, 2019 | Jim's Blog
Virtue: a good moral quality in a person, or the general quality of goodness in a person. Virtue signaling: an attempt to show other people that you are a good person, for example by expressing opinions that will be acceptable to them, especially on social media. Do...
by Jim Chaput | Apr 1, 2019 | Jim's Blog
The last few months of writing this blog have been amazing. I continue to be so inspired by the positive changes people are making that I decided to start an advice column. Coming up with a catchy name is a bit of challenge, so I thought about the foundation of what I...
by Jim Chaput | Mar 31, 2019 | Jim's Blog
The year is flying by. Here we are at the end of March, a quarter of the year gone, three more quarters to go. Think about your goals for 2019. Are you heading in the right direction? What is working and where do you need to focus? If you are not satisfied with your...
by Jim Chaput | Mar 30, 2019 | Jim's Blog
Imagine you reached the end of the SimplyBetter Growth Challenge, the end of 2019 or another meaningful milestone. Now imagine you have not achieved your goal. List all of the reasons that have led to this disappointing result. (More detail is better so you know what...
