by Jim Chaput | Jun 17, 2019 | Jim's Blog
Yesterday I wrote about learning from children the value of play. They have more to teach us. Children learn more from what they see us do than by what we say. Indeed, actions speak louder than words. You want to get lean, but you eat processed food every day. Cooking...
by Jim Chaput | Jun 16, 2019 | Jim's Blog
We had a great movement workshop yesterday. As usual, we challenged people to try lots of things that they would not do on their own. One of the things we did was lie on our backs and roll to our fronts without using our hands. It was more fun than expected and...
by Jim Chaput | Jun 15, 2019 | Jim's Blog
There are many paths to where you want to go. The further away you are, the more options you have. You can choose many different paths, but still go in the right direction. You are not feeling great and want to be healthier? You can choose from many options: Increase...
by Jim Chaput | Jun 14, 2019 | Jim's Blog
We are often blind to our own flaws. To overcome this, get feedback from someone else. To improve, you need to get open and honest feedback. (Some people want you to feel good and only give positive feedback.) How do you get open and honest feedback? First, people...
by Jim Chaput | Jun 13, 2019 | Jim's Blog
I love the idea of the “elevator speech.” Boil your speech down to eight seconds. You get into the elevator and run into someone that you want to engage. They ask you, “What are you up to?” Have an answer that takes eight seconds. Make it interesting and likely...
