Crisis to Opportunity Podcast: Episode #21-Victim to Master
Episode #21: Victim to Master of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast is the first of four in which I explore the importance of attitude in how you respond to a crisis. This episode examines how attitudes act as the filter through which you look at, understand, interpret, feel about, evaluate, decide on, and respond to a […]
Read MorePlease Stop Calling it “Social Distancing”
I’m a word guy. My career is grounded in the spoken and written word. As such, I believe in the power of words and that it’s important that the words we use are highly descriptive of what we’re trying to communicate. Words are so powerful because they have meaning. And that meaning acts as the […]
Read MoreCrisis to Opportunity Podcast: Episode #20-Short Term to Long Game
Episode #20: Short Term to Long Game of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast is the last of four in a series examining how your investment in the crisis determines whether you respond positively or negatively to it. This episode explores how, when a crisis strikes, we’re wired to focus on its short-term consequences. Back when […]
Read More5 Life-Hacks During Shelter-in-Place
The COVID-19 crisis is unprecedented in its impact on all of us. It has put the physical and financial lives of billions of people around the world at risk, not only in the short run, but, in all likelihood, for many years to come. The pandemic is truly a once-in-a-lifetime (hopefully) experience. Though the crisis […]
Read More6 Strategies for Becoming a Better You from the COVID-19 Crisis
In my last post, I challenged the notion that the COVID-19 crisis (or any crisis, for that matter) is all bad. In fact, I argue that this crisis can actually be an opportunity to better yourself as a person and learn how to respond more positively and constructively to crises you will inevitably encounter in […]
Read MoreCrisis to Opportunity Podcast: Episode #19-Expectations to Goals
Episode #19-Expectations to Goals of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast is the third of four in a series examining how your investment in the crisis determines whether you respond positively or negatively to it. The way we view the crisis informs the expectations we set related to the crisis and how it will turn out, […]
Read More7 Ways to Use the COVID-19 Crisis as a Personal Growth Opportunity
Let me begin with a question: In what way, shape, or form could the COVID-19 crisis be seen as a personal growth opportunity? At first blush, you would probably say, “Absolutely no way!” I mean, really, the current pandemic has created crises of health and financial markets that are disrupting the lives of almost everyone […]
Read MoreUse the COVID-19 Crisis to Become a Better Athlete (and Person)
Let me begin with a question: What does the COVID-19 crisis have in common with sports? At first blush, you would probably say, “Absolutely nothing!” I mean, really, the current pandemic has created crises of health and financial markets that are disrupting the lives of almost everyone on our planet. People the world over are […]
Read MoreUse the COVID-19 Crisis to Become a Better Ski Racer (and Person)
Let me begin with a question: What does the COVID-19 crisis have in common with a ski race? At first blush, you would probably say, “Absolutely nothing!” I mean, really, the current pandemic has created crises of health and financial markets that are disrupting the lives of almost everyone on our planet. People the world […]
Read MoreCrisis to Opportunity Podcast: Episode #18-Overinvestment to Investment: Part II
Episode #18: Overinvestment to Investment-Part II of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast is the second of four in a series examining how your investment in the crisis determines whether you respond positively or negatively to it. This episode explores how a crisis that poses a high threat to your self-identity, self-esteem, and goals can lead […]
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