What is your definition of a “successful” life? It’s a question worth thinking about—and continually trying to answer. We are constantly bombarded with false—and...
Change Your Definition of Success
by Parker Houston | Feb 2, 2023 | Personal Leadership
“Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to do your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.”–John...
You Become Like Those You Spend Time With
by Parker Houston | Jan 26, 2023 | Personal Leadership
*This post has been updated for the practices of personal leadership series. Several years ago, while biking with my close friend, he casually mentioned the following quote...
Money is an Essential Personal Leadership Skill
by Parker Houston | Jan 19, 2023 | Family Leadership, Personal Leadership
“You either learn to manage money, or the lack of that skill will manage you for the rest of your life.” –Dave Ramsey With the current housing market, inflation, and...
Develop the Essential Life Skill of Apologizing
by Parker Houston | Jan 12, 2023 | Personal Leadership
“When we look back at major rifts in life’s relationships, often it is because one person could not swallow their pride and just apologize for something. Apologizing changes...
Year Behind, Year Ahead
by Parker Houston | Dec 29, 2022 | Self Leadership
Today’s Big Idea—“Some people live 80 years, most people live one year 80 times.” –Zig Ziglar For the last several years, I have established a few practices that help me...
How to Praise Your Kids (and Team) to Increase Effort, Persistence, and Motivation
by Parker Houston | Dec 15, 2022 | Family Leadership
“Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance.” –Samuel Johnson Do you have kids or lead a team? Did you know what you say, and how you praise them, can...
Mentors Help You Climb Higher and Go Faster
by Parker Houston | Dec 8, 2022 | Optimal Performance, Personal Leadership
“The first law of leadership is that people do what people see.” –John Maxwell The older I get, the more I realize how simple human behavior can be. To a huge extent—people...
GRIT—Why Everyone Needs to Grow This Character Trait
by Parker Houston | Dec 1, 2022 | Personal Leadership
“It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” –Babe Ruth Today we will be talking about one of the most important character traits you can ever develop for...
A Leadership Lesson from Metallica
by Parker Houston | Nov 24, 2022 | Personal Leadership
“You can either focus on looking good or getting good, but you can’t do both.” –Marshall Goldsmith, Top Ranking Executive Coach On April 11, 1983, at 9am, the band members...
The Neuroscience of Affirmations, and Why You Need to Start Doing Them
by Parker Houston | Nov 10, 2022 | The Science of Mindset
First thing, a huge thank you to all our veterans today! “When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” –Wayne Dyer In the very first...
How I Healed From 10 Years of Severe Chronic Pain
by Parker Houston | Oct 27, 2022 | Mind and Body
Photo is me after the grueling hike up Mount Tallc on March 17th, 2021 *This article does not constitute medical or psychological advice in any way, and is not a substitute...
3 Things Every Leader Needs to Know About Motivating People
by Parker Houston | Oct 20, 2022 | Top Teams Made Simple
As a leader, how important is it to know what really motivates people? Answer—pretty darn important! In today’s post, we are going to discuss what research says truly...
Become a Dream Igniter
by Parker Houston | Oct 6, 2022 | How People Change
As a leader, you need to understand how people change for 2 primary reasons: First—You must continue to grow yourself in order to lead. If others outpace you in growth, you...
Master Your Inner Saboteurs
by Parker Houston | Sep 22, 2022 | How People Change, The Science of Mindset
In working with my own coach, today’s topic has helped me personally more than almost any other mechanism—exposing the inner saboteur. Furthermore, the people I have coached...
Leadership Lessons From Winston Churchill—The Roaring Lion
by Parker Houston | Sep 8, 2022 | Personal Leadership
It’s hard to imagine a more difficult leadership assignment in the history of the world than what Winston Churchill faced. There is a reason his most iconic portrait by...
Right Speech: A Leaders Words Matter
by Parker Houston | Sep 1, 2022 | Personal Leadership
Few things are more important that a leader’s words. A careless word can wound for a lifetime. An encouraging word might energize someone for a year. A badly timed reaction...
What is Good or Bad? A Tao Parable
by Parker Houston | Aug 25, 2022 | Self Leadership
A farmer and his son lived on a farm in the countryside. They owned a beautiful horse they cherished deeply. The farmer entered the horse into a village contest and won...
Lessons in Happiness from 75 Years of Harvard Research
by Parker Houston | Jul 7, 2022 | The Science of Happiness
“I wish everyone could experience being rich and famous, so they could know it wasn’t the answer to anything.” –Jim Carey In the last 100 years, science has come a very long...
Using the Science of Decision Fatigue to Improve Your Leadership Decisions
by Parker Houston | Jun 30, 2022 | Self Leadership
It used to be that my wife would save her most complex and difficult questions for me until after 8pm when our kids are in bed and we finally have 2 minutes to talk. As an...
When Helping Hurts
by Parker Houston | Jun 9, 2022 | Family Leadership, Personal Leadership
“Give a person a fish and they eat for a day. Teach a person to fish and they eat for a lifetime.” –Lao Tzu A few months ago, I was getting my three-year-old daughter ready...
Vacations are not enough, daily and weekly recovery is essential
by Parker Houston | May 26, 2022 | Optimal Performance
“A field that has rested produces a bountiful crop.” –Ovid I’ve shared a lot of research about how vacations are essential to keep you functioning optimally at work...
The Trial is My Teacher
by Parker Houston | May 5, 2022 | Personal Leadership
“Accept whatever comes to you, woven in the pattern of your destiny, for what could more aptly fit your needs?” –Marcus Aurelius Theodore Roosevelt was born with crippling...
All Great Thinking Begins With a Growth Mindset
by Parker Houston | Apr 28, 2022 | Personal Leadership, The Science of Mindset
“Failure is the opportunity to begin again, only this time more wisely.” –Henry Ford Regarding core principles of personal leadership, few things are more important than...
Could Taking More Vacation Days Help You Get a Raise?
by Parker Houston | Apr 14, 2022 | Optimal Performance
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it…including you.” –Anne Lamott According to Greg Mckeown, bestselling author and winner of the Young Global Leader Award...
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