To help you share with your team, we created a simple discussion guide you can use to debrief the talk “When Your Mind Works Against You.

Ted Powell, a Stop At Nothing Managing Partner, delivered a TEDx Jacksonville talk on the forces and perils of negative thinking in today’s rapidly changing world.

In these highly communicative times, we all get bombarded with links to amusing, emotive, sometimes silly, and occasionally offensive links to videos promoting a message.

In the last post we offered a few tips to increase the odds of following through on personal goals, including New Year’s resolutions. Today we focus on what may be the most important element of our inner world that either supports or detracts from achieving our goals.

In January, most health and fitness centers are nearly full with people doing their best to kick-off a commitment to get in better shape. By February the crowds have diminished, as people drop out in spite of their good intentions.

Purpose, a feeling that we’re making a difference in the world, is a huge motivator. In fact, we list it as one of the five key ingredients of success.

For many people, their resolutions have already been shelved for future consideration. Does this sound familiar to you? If so, you are not alone. Research shows that the vast majority of resolutions are broken by the end of January.