Coffee With Dad

Today’sepisode is all about making the right choices with regard to friendships. There is a saying that goes "you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with." That means it is important to evaluate those you associate with and today I would like to give you some guidelines to think about when you consider those you are hanging out with.

How often do we simply do what is expected? On one level there isn’t anything wrong with that since you are fulfilling a role or doing your job like you should. There’s another word for this - you are competent - put another way your performance is average. My sense is that if you’re listening to this podcast you want to be more than that. Let’s talk about an excellent life. Grab a cup of coffee and let’s chat.

In this episode of Coffee with Dad I’d like to invite you to consider what “success” is. I’d love for you to pour a cup or take a sip from your travel mug and let’s talk about what defines, or perhaps, what might be a better way to define success.

Today’s topic gets a lot of bad press but it needs to be embraced in a positive way because this is what keeps us alive and going strong as we get older. As human beings we are built with a desire to “want” things. Not just in a material sense, but in a sense of wanting to grow, succeed and achieve something we were not able to previously achieve. When we’re young our elders ask us “What to you WANT to be when you grow up?” Often those desires are tamped down by those around us who can force us to be reasonable when it comes to our desire to “want” to achieve our ambitions. How do we deal with those forces that hold us back? Grab some coffee and let’s talk about that today.

When other do things, say things or even post things on social media it’s almost second nature for us to make judgments about them. If we like that person, it’s usually a good opinion. If we don’t, often the exact same action can leave us forming poor opinions. But we must remember that it works both ways in the things we say and so… and post. That’s what we get into in today’s Coffee with Dad.

Today I have a challenge for you that may or may not inspire you. It’s something that if you can do, you are truly on your way to being a much more fulfilled person who is not constantly chasing after worthless affirmations and faint praise. In fact, if you can do this it will change your perspective on your actions and the result of your actions in a hugely positive way.

Well… this can be a big problem in our society today. In this episode we define what complaining is and why we should never, ever do it.  Complaining is nothing but negative thoughts and causes us to dwell on things that give birth to a negative mindset. What can we do about it? It’s pretty simple… let’s talk.

There’s one thing I can assure you, during your lifetime you will fail at something, and several times. But failure is not something that you should spend your time and energy trying to avoid. Instead it is simply a by product of of our positive active pursuits. In fact, in this episode we look at changing our perspective when it comes to failure. Instead of allowing it to destroy us, we can actually embrace it. Say what!????