by Top 20 Training | Mar 21, 2023 | Home Page Blog
While growing up, I often watched a game show on TV called Truth or Consequences. Contestants were given a question to answer. Failing to answer the question, the contestant had to face “consequences,” typically by performing a zany and embarrassing stunt....
by Top 20 Training | Mar 14, 2023 | Home Page Blog
I just spent a few days with my brother-in-law Ed and nephew Nick watching my beloved Chicago Cubs play a few spring training games in Mesa, Arizona. The crowd erupted when Ronnie “Woo Woo” Wickers came walking through the stadium. Ronnie is a longtime Cubs fan who...
by Top 20 Training | Mar 6, 2023 | Home Page Blog
I’ve learned a great deal by being a student of human behavior, but I’ve learned even more by being a student of my own behavior. One of the most important things I’ve learned is that two behaviors that I manifest result in two very different outcomes. If we are...
by Top 20 Training | Feb 27, 2023 | Home Page Blog
As a youngster, I would often travel with my grandfather across a bridge that spanned the Illinois River. Whenever we came to this place, I noticed that my grandfather would smile. One day I asked, “Grampa, why do you smile whenever we come to this bridge?” “Grampa...
by Top 20 Training | Feb 21, 2023 | Home Page Blog
While watching a news segment on TV, a grandchild recently responded, “What a downer that is.” We frequently see and hear dispiriting, disappointing, or depressing content in conversations, on TV, and in social media. The frequency of ‘downers’ in our life can make us...
