by Jim Chaput | Jun 7, 2019 | Jim's Blog
Managing expectations can be tricky. If you over promise, your inability to deliver is bound to disappoint. Do this repeatedly and you might be labeled unreliable. If you under promise, the promise itself might disappoint. If you then over deliver, it might make up...
by Jim Chaput | Jun 6, 2019 | Jim's Blog
Once you make a mistake, there’s no taking it back. Recognize it, fix it if you can, identify anything to do differently and move on. It’s easy to dwell on mistakes and beat ourselves up for what we should’ve done differently. You can’t change...
by Jim Chaput | Jun 5, 2019 | Jim's Blog
Trish and I had an amusing interaction this morning. She was lamenting that she had not yet settled in to her new schedule. With my coaching hat on, I asked her, “How would you settle in to your schedule?” Somehow she misheard me and thought I asked “Why she...
by Jim Chaput | Jun 4, 2019 | Jim's Blog
The next time you find yourself in an argument, stop and reflect on what you are trying to achieve. What will you get if you win? Arguments have very little upside for the winner, and lots of downside for everyone involved. An argument suggests that people are not...
by Jim Chaput | Jun 3, 2019 | Jim's Blog
I started studying Applied Movement Neurology (AMN) because of the amazing results I got from treatments by one of the founders, David Fleming. Seemingly small neurological calibrations got such significant results that it felt like magic. I jumped on the opportunity...