What if I told you that you could transform anything and everything about your life in a short period.  IF you put your mind to it.  It’s called a PUSH – a massive collection of actions focused on a single goal.  You shoehorn them into a defined period and get them done. During the PUSH,…

If you’ve been feeling upended these past few weeks, there might be a good reason. In working with clients over the years, I recognized an interesting behavior. When our conversations began, their minds were drifting. They are listening but not paying attention.  To get them to re-focus, I utilized a “Pattern Interruption” to alter their…

My phone rang at 10:18 this morning.  A long-time listener from San Bernardino, California, was calling to check in with me. He said, “It’s in times like these that we need to check in with folks. You’re part of my life every day. I wanted to see how you were doing.” I told him I…

I woke up this morning with a thought running through my mind and pulsing through my veins. I couldn’t stay in bed any longer. How many closets can you organize? How many Netflix programs can you binge? How long will people wait for others to say it’s okay for them to get with their lives?…

Life is a beautiful and surprising experience, but have you noticed that in good times or bad, there is always be something that will catch you off guard?  It will also require an immediate response. It could be a potential customer who wants to do business and needs prompt attention.  It may be a health…

In a time of crisis, a solid foundation of basic needs is a great way to calm your mind. In 1954, Abraham Maslow released his Hierarchy of Needs theory.  Since everything in life is being turned upside down – it might be a good time to get back to basics. Maslow called them deficiency needs…

I have a different Daily Nugget today. I write and record a week in advance. Since I last reached out to you, all hell seems to have broken loose in America – and around the world. Yes, it was on its way before. We all saw it coming. But its exponential speed tossed a lot…

Gary Vaynerchuk, Wine Library, Crush it, and more made changes in his life. I’ve always said, “The reward for success is more work.” That’s what happened to Gary.   When I began MTM, I decided not to base my life as a speaker on the road because my imagination told me it would be fun.…

Have you struggled to break a habit? Bad habits are not good. They will mess up your day. They are also not permanent. You weren’t born with bad habits, and you are not required under penalty of law to keep bad habits.  Since there’s no real reason to keep bad habits, let’s replace them the…

Can you remember when you were starting in your career? Young, eager, driven, and likely, intimidated?  You might have wondered how is it possible to reach your dreams with so many people and competition in the world?   Here’s a mindset that has served me well: 1) Somewhere within all those people is a person…