I’m hungry
“I’m hungry” …Winnie the Pooh aka A.A Milne. Gotta stay hungry. Check your appetite for wisdom, knowledge, understanding. The leader of a growing business is currently under-qualified. One seed of wisdom can [...]
“I’m hungry” …Winnie the Pooh aka A.A Milne. Gotta stay hungry. Check your appetite for wisdom, knowledge, understanding. The leader of a growing business is currently under-qualified. One seed of wisdom can [...]
What an amazing responsibility every parent has been given to shape their children into brilliant adults. In doing this, the parent has to gradually wean their child from their all-inclusive provision and [...]
There is Relationship and then there is everything else. It could be strenuously argued that riches in life have more to do with the quality of our relationships than the reserves we [...]
We normally learn and develop by reading, listening and associating. We are made to learn, grow and make progress. In fact, we feel like we’re stagnating if we’re not. Those of us [...]
It is easy to gloss over Lifestyle as something of lesser importance than many others of life’s responsibilities. There are reasons why it is important to plan and enjoy Lifestyle with equal [...]
Any conversation about stress should begin with highlighting “good stress.” The excitement of the unknown, the unexplored and the un-attempted is something we have all experienced as we took risks to achieve [...]
Lifestyle (Many thoughts from this article have been taken from an article by by Leon Neyfakh in the Boston Globe, July 20th, 2014) The adult human can be a serious animal: a worker, [...]
Hi. My name is David Schaeffer and I'm a speculator. I didn't know how easily hooked I could be when someone offered me a "too good to be true" financial opportunity and [...]
Self Awareness begins by asking the sometimes agonising questions "who am I?" And "why do I behave like this?" A self aware person has a clear perception of their personality, strengths, weaknesses, thoughts, beliefs, [...]
Strong relationships build slowly. There is no such thing as an instant friendship. When a relationship goes the distance, it passes through several checkpoints. A. Attraction. It is a positive first impression; [...]
When playing cards, every member of the game would LOVE to know what cards the others are holding. That’s what listening long enough, and asking discovery questions will do for us when [...]
A common misperception by leaders of any team is that they should achieve harmony between team members where the team works happily together in pursuit of shared goals. In reality, a team [...]
I recently commenced coaching an exciting, entrepreneurial, high energy, visionary minded, big-hearted guy entering middle age. Sean’s business was now consolidated and strong, and he had become very good at leading his [...]
An unbalanced approach to life can occur when Christians, and especially Christian communicators, see their role as giving their life away for the cause of causes, and inspiring all Christians to do [...]
"Failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail."Benjamin Franklin "Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe."Abraham Lincoln [...]
People spend a lifetime trying to figure out who they are. The few people who know me well know that 10 years ago I was a virtual stranger to the person I [...]
“There are three things that are certain in life: death, taxes and change. You can't avoid change, it's mandatory, progress however is optional.” Unknown Much wisdom is necessary if we are [...]
What's really broken? When Mike and Jeanette asked if I would help them repair their marriage of 26 years, the usual apprehension cut in. The possible enormity of the yet-to-be-understood task [...]
“Less is more, more is less The lesson is to lessen stress” - David Schaeffer Is there any greater threat to productivity than stress? Is there any greater [...]