In the last installment I said I would provide some breathing exercises you can do to help isolate and understand how it feels to..

 In the first intallment, I  asserted that everyone can learn to sing. That by approaching the art of singing as a sport, you achi..

 Everyone can learn to sing—anyone at any age willing to train for their sport. That’s right, singing is a sport and should be approach..

 A Batch of Bona-Fide Blarney!My title has nothing to do with my blog other than to illustrate that an interesting, alliterative title ..

With the first 4 keys to effective memorization, we’ve learned that by incorporating all these practices we engage the brain, the eyes, the ..

 The 4th vital key in effective memorization is the hardest for most people.Record and listen.We “hear” and absorb things differently w..

 So far in our exploration of effective memorization techniques, we’ve looked at:Reading what you’ve written both silently and aloudWri..

 The second key to effective memorization is:Write it down. Studies show that students retain more when they take hand-written notes,..

 Yesterday, we embarked on a journey to understand how we can improve our memorization skills when speaking in front of others. We lear..

 Don’t Advertise, Improvise! Keys to Effective MemorizationI was Jonathan Livingston Seagull! I was 15, and landed the lead role in a r..

 So far we’ve looked at the first two of three essential traits for success:Passion. Passion comes from powerful, compelling emotions b..

 The second Essential Trait is: PERSEVERANCEPerseverance is steady persistence in a course of action or purpose especially in spite of ..

 Yesterday I wrote about how talent and skill can be detriments to success if not combined with a proper mindset. Now let’s look at the..

 What determines success? Talent, skill, intelligence, a good idea? Those are nice. They certainly contribute, but they are not what br..

 Stimulating Church?I dare say we’ve all been to church at least once in our lives. Based on our personal experiences, we either love i..

 How do I do that?Yesterday I wrote that you learn to be a good leader by leading, that effective leadership is not taught, it’s l..

Yesterday I began this blog on the concept of having a Mindset of Leadership. We looked how most children think of themselves as leaders. Bu..

Mindset of Leadership Believing in your Power Ask yourself, “Am I a leader?”This is an interesting question because it gets to the root..

 Cask or Can?A tongue-in-cheek look at alcohol and its consumptionWould you rather be a mocker or a brawler? High class or low? Chic or..

Welcome back. We’re at the fourth and final tip for keeping your head while buying a car. The first three tips we covered were: Stay Aware a..

We’re nearing the summit or your P.E.A.K. Performance practices! There’s one last key characteristic to master. So far we’ve had a chance to..

Yesterday, I introduced the third key characteristic in ascending to the heights of your P.E.A.K. Performance practices: authenticity. We le..

Welcome back. So far we’ve covered: Stay Aware and In-Command.Come Prepared.The third tip is probably the most important of the 4 tips for k..

Yesterday we discussed how staying aware and in command of your experience puts you in the driver’s seat. By not answering questions you don..

 We’re halfway to the summit of understanding the key characteristics in our P.E.A.K. performance practices. In the previous blogs we c..

Yesterday I introduced this topic by sharing a hard story about a bad car-buying experience I had as a young husband and father. Then later,..

 In yesterday’s blog on P.E.A.K. Performance Practices we looked at how Passion drives our abilities toward success. Also how it natura..

 Chances are that most of us will be buying another car within the next 5 years. Let’s face it, most of us don’t enjoy the frustrating ..

 Everyone who wants to perform at their peak abilities looks for ways to make that goal more accessible. We look for cues on how we can..

 The purpose of this blog on ‘P.E.A.K. Performance Practices’ is to help you identify, acknowledge, develop, expand, and leverage you..