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Last week’s Wellness Wednesday focused on knowing the truth about our thinking. We experience a different consequence if our thinking is Above the Line and working in our best interest versus Below the Line and not working in our best interest. Let’s check in on our...

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. The host...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Having shared with our Wellness Wednesday readers that TEAM is my One Word for 2023, I experienced a special example of team last week. Fr. Bob White is the pastor of St. Victoria Church in Victoria, Minnesota. Fr. Bob and I have known each other for 45 years. For the...

Top 20 Training has a special relationship with the staff at Notre Dame Academy in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Dr. Bonnie Jungels, principal of NDA, shared an experience she had after reading the book One Word That Will Change Your Life by Gordon, Page and Britton. The...

Beliefs don’t just pop into our heads. They are formed. One of the major causes for the formation of beliefs is messages that we have received. Messages come from a variety of sources: parents, teachers, peers, the media, and even ourselves. They remain outside...

Last week I suggested that by becoming a team we can make our dreams possible. However, not everyone has developed the mindset or skills to function as a team. What will help us be a better team? Let’s consider two components of a team mindset…one that will be easy to...