I need others to keep me accountable.  When I reflect on my personal and professional successes, I have noticed that I work better when someone expects me to be somewhere or to do something. I work most efficiently with a calendar full of scheduled appointments, meetings, and personal events. I’ve been blessed to have accomplished so many of my personal and professional goals over the last two or three years and I believe it is because I discovered this as personal best practice. The next 12 months may be my most challenging ever. I have lofty goals for Leverage Information Technologies and True North Realty, but my most trying goals…

With the holidays right around the corner, I was hoping to supply you with some gift ideas that might nudge someone on your list towards a growth mindset.  Gift an Audible Membership Give them the gift of an audiobook! Audible allows you to “gift” someone a membership. Memberships are available in 1, 3, 6 and 12-month options. Listening to audiobooks is one of the easiest ways to digest content that expands a person’s knowledge. Whether it’s personal/professional development, personal finance, or how to strengthen relationships, Audible has the library content that covers ALL THOSE THINGS! Plus, the classics and fiction are there too! Gift a Book Visit the 3AT Resources…

This happens from time to time. I got sick, I got busy, Thanksgiving happened and I missed two weeks of Three Action Thursday. My apologies to the readership, and thank you to those who reached out with concern. On to this week’s installment… Remember “stranger danger”? I would hypothesize that parental guidance of “don’t talk to strangers” is probably one of the most growth-limiting demands we can make of our children. Many kids given this warning subsequently develop low-grade anxiety about talking to adults in general. The fact of the matter is “stranger danger” is such a low probability issue that it is not worth stunting children’s growth mindset. In…

I’m enjoying this new format, and I hope you are too! Grouping some of my week’s favorite content for others to enjoy from time to time seems like a no-brainer. Speaking of groups… Did you know a group of pelicans has many names? The collective nouns to describe such a group includes a “brief”, “pod”, “pouch”, “scoop”, or a “squadron”. Enjoy this “pouch” of content… Quote I’ve Been Pondering While you’re struggling with the fear that it can’t be done, someone else is doing it. ~ Holly Stiel, author Content I Have Been Listening To Besides being a champion for “personal growth”, Tim Ferriss has had the Midas touch. He…

Breaking from our typical format, I wanted to give you a peek into some of the things I have been filling my mind with lately. I hope some of this resonates with you. Quote I’ve Been Pondering That man is rich indeed who has more friends than enemies, fears no one, and is so busy building that he has no time to devote to tearing down another’s hopes and plans. ~ Napoleon Hill Content I Have Been Listening To Kanye West’s new album, Jesus is King – Many are wondering if his conversion to Christianity is legitimate after the rapper dropped his latest album. While I don’t necessarily have an…