Blog Archive

JumpStart –  Red Carpet Service

Think of some companies such as Disney, Southwest Airlines, and Starbucks and your mind thinks of very good customer service. Doing business with these companies gives us a warm feeling and we are more likely to ...

JumpStart –  Social Justice

Many of the experts I get to interview in these JumpStarts teach us how to improve ourselves whereas my guest today takes a broader view and works on building social justice. Dr. Omékongo Dibinga is the ...

JumpStart –  Restraint

The Academy Awards…what a grand and huge spectacle. Well, the other night one famous person made a spectacle of himself at the Academy Awards – Will Smith. If you haven’t heard, Will Smith stormed up onstage ...

JumpStart –  Dancing in the Discomfort Zone

Fill in the following blank, “Change _____.” If you’re like most people you’d say, “Change… is hard, stressful, difficult, the worst thing ever, or maybe even change sucks!” And those are all very typical (and valid) ...

JumpStart –  Leadership

Whether we like it or not, you, me, everyone — we’re ALL leaders. And as leaders, people look to us for guidance so it’s incumbent upon us to be the best leaders we can. Lauren Schieffer, ...

JumpStart –  Zeigarnik effect

Have you ever wondered why stressing over your “To Do” list seems to affect your mind more than the tasks you’ve completed? Have you noticed that your mind seems to NEED to label things in your ...

JumpStart –  Having a Great Day

Remember back several decades ago when, I think it was McDonald’s, began saying, “Have a great day” when you received your meal? I remember some cynical pushback the initial use of that happy phrase but now ...

JumpStart – The Myth of “Time Management”

Jones Loflin, my guest on Today’s JumpStart, has made it his life’s work to deliver powerful ideas and practical solutions to help people make the best choices with their time and he’s here to share… * ...

JumpStart –   Overcoming Depression

Have you ever woken up depressed? My mom called it “Waking up on the wrong side of the bed” and believe me it’s no fun. It seems that if you wake up feeling sad and defeated, ...

JumpStart  – The New Science of Breathing 

The single most important thing I’ve learned in the last 50 years is our ability to control our breathing in such a way as to: Heal depression Stop anxiety Release worry And, as a result, become ...

JumpStart – Shaking Your Snow Globe

These days, it feels like we’re in an ever-shaking snowglobe, am I right? Well, Jeff Nischwitz has traveled the world sharing Snow Globe Leadership in over 350 cities and today, we’re excited to welcome Jeff, a.k.a. ...

JumpStart –  The Great Resignation

You’ve heard about it, you’ve read about it, perhaps you’re even experiencing it — The Great Resignation is underway as people leave their jobs and change careers en masse. This is a time of great change ...

JumpStart – Dancing With Disruption

What would you do if your spouse was suddenly murdered in your home? Most of us cannot even fathom that question and yet, sadly, it happened to Nikki Bush and for her, it became a launching ...

JumpStart –  Hitting Your Stride

With this JumpStart, I’m excited to create a new series of interviews with thought leaders across the U.S. Today, Steve Hughes joins me as we discuss how to, once and for all, hit your stride! Steve’s ...

JumpStart –  Mental Real Estate

Almost every wealth plan includes real estate because it’s so valuable and there is a limited amount of it. The same is true for your mental real estate. You only have room in your brain for ...

JumpStart –  Does Evil Exist?

The existence of evil has been debated for millennia. My take is that once we label someone or something as evil we negate our ability to see any goodness that exists within that person or that ...

JumpStart –  Values 2

In our previous JumpStart, we addressed the importance of having values that are our own. The best way to tell whether you are living your values is the gap between your ideal life and your current ...

JumpStart –  Values

The other day, I was listening to a podcast explaining the Rooney Rule, which was implemented decades ago to increase the number of black coaches in the NFL. However, since the death of Dan Rooney, former ...

JumpStart – Running the numbers

Unfortunately, we have all seen these upsetting videos on the news and social media… Airline passengers who get unruly and act abusive to the flight crew and to other passengers as well. Well, I had just such ...

JumpStart – Stop Transitioning

As you probably know, I am vegan and have been for about a dozen years. I’m a member of several vegan Facebook groups and attend events for vegans and vegetarians. I am also on a dating ...

JumpStart – Chair Wars

A long time ago… In a galaxy far, far away… A battle has begun in the condo complex where I live and small skirmishes are threatening to explode into full-flown… CHAIR WARS! The snowbirds have descended ...

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