This is Why You Need to Put on the 6 Hats of Thinking!
You have just been nominated to chair the committee to plan your 10th high school reunion. “Yikes!” you say to yourself as you contemplate what all this entails. Luckily, the committee has 5 other...
View ArticleHow to Avoid Being Bitten By the Sunk Cost Fallacy Bug!
I had a friend recommend a book to me the other day, I got about ½ through it and suddenly I thought to myself, why the hell am I reading this book? This book really sucks! However, I decided that...
View ArticleMindful Communication: A 3-Step Process for Better Conversations
Whether it is at home, at work or wherever else, I think we can all agree that communication is important. Miscommunication can occur for a variety of reasons including differences in the use of...
View ArticleThis is How to Use If-Then Planning to Achieve Your Goals
At some point in your life, how many of you have read a self-improvement or ‘self-help’ book? Or how many of you have made a New Year’s resolution? According to our friends at statisticbrain.com (they...
View ArticleHow to Meditate: a Simple 7-Step Workout for Your Mind
Being a workout junkie, today I am going to show you a great workout that you can do in just 10 minutes a day. This workout will not only help you build muscle, but it will also help you focus better....
View ArticleMotivating Others: 3 Key Elements to Leverage!
Let’s start this Prime Your Pump blog post with a little trivia. What do Gmail, Google Maps, Google News, Google Translate and Post-It Notes all have in common? I’ll give you a clue, it is related to a...
View ArticleWriting a Thank-You Note with This Simple 5-Step Process
At least to me, in this uber-connected world we live in, they seem to be a bit of a lost art. Nowadays, many people will thank others verbally or via text or perhaps email. I can’t say I was much...
View Article5 Steps to Cultivating a Growth Mindset
By: Jasmine Rice Imagine you are leaving work after just finding out you didn’t get the promotion you had been hoping for. On your way home your mind is wandering which causes you to get pulled over...
View ArticleLiving Mindfully: 10 Ideas to Support Your Meditation Practice
I have no idea whether Jesse Newton was into meditation or living mindfully prior to “the incident”, but if he wasn’t, he probably wishes he was. You may be wondering who the heck Jesse Newton is, so...
View ArticleSelf-Talk and How to Use it For Success
You and I meet on the street, and I say to you: “Hi, I’m Rick, it’s nice to meet you.” Before you respond with your name, you say to yourself: “Ugh, I can never remember names.” What do you think the...
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