With the U.S. and the world continuing to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, the sad developments in Afghanistan, and the current unsettling political zeitgeist that has taken over our country, I’ve been thinking a lot about freedom and what it means in our lives. You would think that, given that it is a central principle on [...]
Episode #26: Pessimism to Optimism-Part II of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast is the second of four in which I explore the importance of mindset in how you respond to a crisis. An optimistic mindset views the world through a lens that is at the opposite end of the continuum from pessimism. Optimism is “a [...]
“Storms” aren’t new to us Americans. Whether the Civil War, the Spanish flu, the Great Depression, World Wars I and II, 9/11, Hurricane Maria, the list goes on, America has found a way to weather some dramatic and traumatic storms in its 244-year history. But have we ever faced such a “perfect storm” as we [...]
Episode #25: Pessimism to Optimism-Part I of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast is the first of four in which I explore the importance of mindset in how you respond to a crisis. Rather than viewing mindset as similar to attitude, I see mindset as one step closer to consciousness and everyday life. Attitudes guide your [...]
I was interviewed this morning for the Richard Dugan Show in which I discussed my latest book, How to Survive and Thrive When Bad Things Happen. In the interview, I share my ideas on how to make the shift from a "crisis mentality" to an "opportunity mindset" when faced with a crisis such as COVID-19.
Episode #24: Outcome to Process of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast is the last of four episodes in which I explore the importance of attitude in how you respond to a crisis. This episode examines how an outcome attitude and a process attitude have a vastly different impact on how you respond to a crisis. [...]
Episode #23: Rent to Own of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast is the third of four in which I explore the importance of attitude in how you respond to a crisis. This episode examines how you can take full ownership of a crisis. Ownership means taking responsibility for everything you can to resolve the crisis, [...]
Well, I certainly received some blowback from my recent COVID-19 post. I was accused of being negative, cynical, and hypocritical; not labels I care to be associated with. I was scolded for having a career based on idealism, optimism, possibility, and potential to evolve, grow, change, and become the best you can be. Then I [...]
I was recently interviewed by a Canadian TV show for two segments on how skiers can cope with the current COVID-19 crisis and keep their "head in the game" during the downtime. The segment also includes Canadian Brady Leman, the 2018 Olympic Champion in skicross and Max Gartner, a long-time ski industry leader. The segment [...]
This is a question that I’ve been asked frequently of late by family, friends, clients, the media, and random people from whom I get emails, calls, and blog post comments: Will the COVID-19 crisis change us for the better? This question is actually far more complex and nuanced than it might initially appear to be. [...]
