The Undivided Life Blog

No one ever told me that every sunrise is a rainbow.

I remember flying home from a business trip early in my career and watching the sun slowly set on the horizon.

The red and orange bands became more d...

I need you to complete this ASAP. See below.

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Do you ever get emails like this from your boss?

This email contains at least three obstacles to great communication.

1️⃣ “I need you to” is a poo...

After giving over 50 talks each year for the last 24 years, I’ve been asked how to get rid of the fear and nervousness before a speech.

 It’s simple.

The nerves are never going away.

That’s right.

What do you have to do today?

You have to take the kids to soccer,
or mow the lawn,
or shovel snow,
or clean out the garage,
or put in extra work before your family wakes up,
or visit a loved one in the hos...

I don’t normally gossip but listen to this.


The first five words of that sentence serve as a flashing red warning sign:

“I don’t normally ______ but….”

Anything that comes after this opener will be destr...

Great company culture should drive people away.   

Yes, that’s right, you should still respect the dignity of all people, but not everyone is ready to operate with the behaviors and attitudes that matc...

What is the secret to networking?

This question comes up a lot, especially when someone is entering a new stage of their life or looking for a job change.

There are countless books, websites, and gurus ...

One life hack for personal growth stands above the rest.

Do you want to become a writer, a public speaker, a performance coach, or a thought leader, or are you seeking growth in any aspect of life?

Yes?...

“I’d punch 20-year-old me if I had the chance.”

Those were my exact words as I reflected on my life at 40 years old while listening to a group of young men talk about their wild college nights.

I saw my...

𝖣𝗈𝗇’𝗍 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗄 𝗁𝖺𝗋𝖽𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗇 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝖾𝗅𝗌𝖾…

𝖨 𝗎𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝖻𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗀𝗎𝗒.

𝖨 𝗎𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝖻𝗋𝖺𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖨 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗄𝖾𝖽 𝗁𝖺𝗋𝖽𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗇 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝖺𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗇𝖽 𝗆𝖾.

𝖳𝗁𝖺𝗍’𝗌 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗇𝗌𝖾 𝗏𝖺𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗒.

𝖳𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖺𝗍𝗍𝗂𝗍𝗎𝖽𝖾 𝖼𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗌 𝖺𝗇 “𝖨’𝗆 𝗀𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗒𝗈𝗎’𝗋𝖾 𝗇𝗈𝗍” 𝖼𝗎...