I'm enjoying this new lesson on success. I usually spend my time striving.  Working for something greater.  And I'm usually falling short, so I push myself harder.  I focus and discipline myself even more.  And it wasn't working. Last week, even though I only had a few bucks, I decided to stop putting off the little things that maintained my sense of self worth.  I had a networking appointment cancel on me, so I went and had my car washed. [...]

I am a lot of different people all at once. At my core, I am a performer.  This allows me to take on the different facets of my personality, many of which I have to keep from overshadowing the others. Some people know me as the nice insurance salesman. Others see me sprint by as I climb the cityscape. Two toddlers know me as a father.  One woman knows me as a lover and a best friend. I perform in [...]