Author: Matthew Ferry
My son is forgetful. For example, he has developed a nasty habit of forgetting things at home that he needs at school. Which in itself, isn’t really an issue… except he has an accomplice making sure this habit stays intact: his mom. Every time he forgets something, she saves the day. She brings him whatever it is that he needs – whenever he needs it. So, he has learned that he has the luxury of being forgetful. Meaning, he doesn’t have to be responsible. And what I am noticing is that it’s really screwing him up. He’s figured out that…
“Have you set your goals yet?” “What are they?” “How are they coming along?” “Why don’t you set bigger goals?” Any of this sound familiar? If you’ve done any personal development work, you know the routine. You set goals. You achieve some of them (you hardly acknowledge it). You don’t achieve others (you beat yourself up…). Then, you set the same goal (or some version of it) again. This is the typical way. And, it works…. kinda. Today I want to give you the inside track on setting and achieving goals. It’s the ins and outs of making sure you…
“Mommy why do you cut off the ends of the ham?” Suzy asked one Thanksgiving Day while helping make dinner for the family. “Oh honey, we always cut off the ends of the ham before we bake it. But I am not sure why, let me ask grandma.” Suzy’s mom walked into the living room where her mom was watching TV and asked “Hey mom, why do we cut off the end of the ham before baking it for Thanksgiving dinner?” “I don’t know, she replied. Let me call your aunt Helen in Cleveland. She might know.” So, Suzy’s grandma,…