Scott Westerman's Life Optimized

All media has a point of view. Challenge it. Especially if the viewpoint parallels your perception of the truth. 

If you can get out of bed in the morning and are still standing at the end of the day, that’s cause for celebration.

The need to leave a legacy is our spiritual need to have a sense of meaning, purpose, personal congruence, and contribution. - Stephen Covey

Many receive advice, only the wise profit from it. ~Harper Lee. A look at how continuous learning keeps us growing... at every age.

Our biggest fear is the fear of change. People change when the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of changing.

As we think about Thanksgiving, the expression of gratitude to the people who are most important to us can be a powerful professional advantage.

My good friend, Rob Myers contributes thoughts on the Iron Man Attitude and his own roller-coaster ride, as an athlete, a husband and a father.

Whatever you may be doing now, someone else is out there thinking about how to do it better. Why not be the one to raise the bar?

My years as a turnaround guy came rushing back as I followed Ted Lasso’s Emmy Award-winning adventures as a fish out of water who everyone expected to fail. His wisdom has value in every workplace.

I was standing at the bar at Capital Crimes, watching authors float around the publishing reps like bees to honey. One rep kept staring at me and finally approached me. "Everyone else is surrounding me like it's shagging season," she said. "Why aren't you?"