Personal Growth Archives - Philip J. Martin

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February 2, 2023

It’s Not Important, but It’s Fun

Do you know the equation for the relationship between spin and wobble for a thrown disc? No? Don’t worry, I don’t either. But there’s an interesting story and valuable lesson to learn from all that information… and no, there’s no math involved. The Story... Dr. Feynman’s gaze was transfixed. A…

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October 7, 2022

Seven Absolutes of Success

There are very few absolutes in this world… except for death and taxes according to Benjamin Franklin. We can rarely use words like “always” and “never” because too often those statements come with asterisks, caveats, and options. But, with all due respect Mr. Franklin, I believe I have found seven…

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July 21, 2022

Overcoming the Three C’s

The best time to take action is yesterday. The second best time is NOW! Unless you are complacent with your place in life, you have more to do, more to accomplish, and more to experience. There are mountains to climb, oceans to swim, and for me, songs to write. So…

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Food for thought Personal Growth

June 3, 2022

I’m Not Good At Lazy

Last year my daughter and her husband got me something called “Storyworth.” For an entire year I was given writing prompts to create a book about my life in my words. Now, who would want to read that? I don’t know, but the exercise was fascinating (at least for me)…

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Business Personal Growth

May 19, 2022

Prepare for the Possible

Chet Atkins and I played guitar together. Here’s the story. I’ve met some very interesting people in my life. When I was a television writer I would interview guests and prepare talking points for the host of the show. This placed me face to face with some of the biggest…

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April 29, 2022

Fill Before Empty

Running on Empty. Somehow that last quarter of a tank of gas has all but disappeared, and it seems the car is running on fumes. The little orange light appears to glow with more intensity, screaming “Gas! I Need Fuel! NOW!” But just like Cousin Eddy I “coasted into town…

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February 28, 2022

The Pygmalion Effect

“Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can and should be and he will become as he can and should be.” - Stephen R. Covey Could a woman from the 1912 working class convince high society London she was…

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Business Personal Growth Risk

February 11, 2022

Create the Environment

Have you watched Ted Lasso? I was late to the party, but I’m glad I finally showed up. There is something magical about how Ted focuses on creating an environment for his team to grow. And once they grow… they start to win. What’s the environment before Ted arrives? Everyone…

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January 27, 2022

Growth Setting (Goal Setting)

Those New Year’s Resolutions can go from encouraging to utterly discouraging very quickly! We all know the guys who flood the gym for a week and are ghosts after that. Or the holier-than-thou coworker who turn down the office donuts… maybe twice. Or one of my favorites is the one…

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November 24, 2021

Leap and Learn

“Phil!” I looked up a little bewildered. The voice belonged to David Hall, the president of the cable network I worked for. Here he was, the head Honcho himself leaning out of his car window and calling to me, the security guard at the gate. “Yes, sir” I eventually…

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