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By Michael Port© 2005 Nightingale-Conant Corporation KEY 1: YOU’RE WHO? … YOU DO WHAT? Would you rather be a big fish in a little pond or a little fish in a big pond? No matter which pond you want to swim in … you’re still going to have to become known for one thing if… Continue reading 3 Keys To Book Yourself Solid

1. “When I was a Beatle, I thought we were the best fucking group in the goddamn world, and believing that is what made us what we were.” — John Lennon. I am an extremely powerful person, here to impact people’s lives profoundly. I am terrific at what I do.  Now, this isn’t about my… Continue reading 7 Rules For Attracting What You Really Desire

One of the reasons downhill skiing is one of my favorite activities is because Mother Nature has so much to do with the experience. If She is so generous as to provide some sun and fresh powder, who are you to ignore her and remain at your desk all day? You simply must heed Her… Continue reading Carpe Trustem

“The Life unexamined is not worth living.”  -Socrates Once in a while, something comes along that marks a moment we remember as having forever changed our life… a door opens, we walk through and when we turn and look back for that same opening, it no longer exists. We become different. These moments actually happen… Continue reading Charting Your Course – For The New Year!

Okay, so we’re clear on how critical the process of allowing is to the attraction process, right? As I’ve said, attraction is an active, not a passive process, and you need to closely monitor your thoughts and feelings to ensure that your vibrations are in line with what you are asking for. In my experience,… Continue reading Danger! Danger! Avoid These Words!

“A belief is like a guillotine, just as heavy, just as light.”— Franz Kafka “The word “belief” is a difficult thing for me. I don’t believe. Either I know a thing, and then I know it— I don’t need to believe it.”— Carl Jung The other day I was sitting in the living room of… Continue reading Don’t Believe It

(Written shortly after September 11, 2001) Sadness came a hold of us,Terrified was I, but good things will come of this,Good things will blossom out of this,I know it. -Sapier Jamie Behr, Grade 5 In the wake of recent events, I keep hearing how things “will never be the same again.” I agree. However, like… Continue reading Embracing The Impermanent

The other week I walked out into the bright lights of New York City after seeing a wonderful show on Broadway. The streaming news board in Times Square alerted me that anthrax was just found in the governor’s office. Whoa. The stock market was down again. Hmmn. Another Fortune 500 company was announcing layoffs. Ouch.… Continue reading Fear On 42nd Street

As we’ve discussed, attraction is based on getting clearer on how you feel and using those emotions as your guide to create whatever you want out of life. Again, it’s a very simple concept. And yet, following this basic premise can be quite challenging for many of us. Why is that? Well a major contributing… Continue reading Get Out Of Your Mind

My girlfriend and I awoke on a Sunday morning, excited to hit the ski slopes after a hearty breakfast. As we went through our morning routines before leaving, I noticed something was wrong with one of my dogs. I have two dogs, a male and a female and they currently cohabitate with my brother’s two… Continue reading Good Money After Bad

I’ve been smoking cigarettes since I was a junior in college. That was a dozen years ago. At the time, I was working as a bartender and spending lots of time on the other side of the bar as well. The bar manager hid a pack of Marlboros behind the Southern Comfort bottle. After our… Continue reading It’s Not About The Marlboros

“It takes a strong stomach to listen to how other people see you.” by Tony Schwartz So what are we to make of this plethora of personal coaches who’ve suddenly swarmed the corporate landscape, promising to help executives organize their lives, orchestrate their careers, and define their dreams? What to make of a new field… Continue reading Life/Work – Issue 32

That’s it. That’s the Law of Attraction in three words. That’s all you have to remember. Simple, huh? You might even find yourself saying something like, “No duh, Drew – I knew that before I shelled out the cash for this book. Do I still have the receipt for this thing?” Yes, while it’s true… Continue reading Like Attracts Like

Not long ago I was in graduate school, working to get a Ph.D. in order to get a teaching job that I no longer cared about. My stipend paid me a $9,000 annually (and that’s before taxes). Monthly living expenses for my dilapidated apartment ran around $600. My car had just been hit on the… Continue reading Reality Check

Summary: The hottest thing in management is the executive coach–part boss, part consultant, part therapist. Who are these people? And what are they doing in your company? The hottest thing in management is the executive coach–part boss, part consultant, part therapist. Who are these people? And what are they doing in your company? Since Mary… Continue reading So You’re A Player. Do You Need A Coach?

I woke with a smile this morning. My bed was a cozy cocoon – silky sheets, soft pillows, the oh so comfortable comforter. And then there was Kerri’s warm body next to me, connected to another smiling face. We transitioned our conscious states gradually, awakened by the sunlight streaming through our window; there was no… Continue reading Stare At The Light

I was a graduate student at the time, doing my best to have fun and get me one of them there Ph.D.s. I was moonlighting as a coach (or was I moonlighting as a grad student?). One fine day I was to have lunch with a professional woman who professed interest in hiring me as… Continue reading Swing The Bat

Recently, my partner Kerri and I were shopping for a new digital camera. While I was browsing various models, Kerri went off exploring. I found her in a darkened room checking out the home theater display where a movie was showing on the large screen television. The picture was beautiful and the speakers made the… Continue reading The Big Picture

I’ve always been an admirer of Sigmund Freud. In my years of study in becoming a psychologist, people would evoke his name from time to time, but usually Freud was treated like the crazy uncle who lives in the basement. Yes, we’ll acknowledge that he lives somewhere within the house, but we won’t pay much… Continue reading The Enemy Within

As an Executive, Manager, or Business Owner, you have BIG responsibilities. Everyone, from your employees, to your peers, to your boss, customers and stockholders, is relying upon YOU to do your job and doing it extremely well. But as has often been said, it’s lonely at the top — and who can you turn to… Continue reading The Executive Coach: The Business Leader’s “Secret Weapon”

The holiday season is well underway and somewhere amongst shopping for gifts for your loved ones, treat yourself to the perfect present. Folks, the perfect present is the gift that continues to give all year long. No, I’m not trying to sell you a membership to the Cheese-of-the-Month Club. By the perfect present I refer… Continue reading The Perfect Present

I was watching a short film called “The Journey” the other day. The movie was about a young man who’d just graduated from college and was traveling around the country in a VW bus, seeking out leaders and asking for their advice in what makes a person successful. I was particularly taken by the response… Continue reading Trust The Process

By Kerry Daigle Kerry Daigle is a contributing writer for Bonnes Nouvelles publication. You can read more about the good people and news at Bonnes Nouvelles @ their website www.ilovegoodnews.com. You can choose success or mediocrity. It is your choice. You make that decision. We are often hearing others say……”How does she do it? How… Continue reading Your Mind Controls Your Destiny