Off Balance On Purpose

Today's reality requires you to learn fast, adapt, endure, and welcome the unexpected. So, how flexible are you, physically, mentally, and practically? Let's get our stretch on.

Heartbreak comes in many forms, including the loss of a loved one, a relationship, a current reality or an expected future. From Aurora, Colorado, let's move through the five distinct stages to make forward progress.

What's the harm of using excuses when they're totally justified? Let's answer that, from Malibu, California.

What's the secret to your success and happiness? Here are two questions to reveal your answers.

If you think what you're doing now is difficult, it's probably time to try something harder. From Dana Point, California, let's break down this idea and provide specific ways to make it work for you!

Fear of success leads to self sabotage or may cause you to quit before trying. Here's a funny story and fresh perspective that can help fuel your success.

Are you trying to control or stop the chaos of your world? How's that working? From Orlando, I'm urging you to create chaos!

What's your default response to demands for urgency? This week's video, from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, provides four strategies to help you slow down to speed up and do better!  

How would your life change if you could stop solving problems? This week's video will help you transcend or reject problems while discovering new opportunities.

It can be hard to know or articulate what you desire, and that's totally normal. This week's video will help you get from confusion to clarity in with three great questions.

Are you worn down by ongoing challenges? Discouraged, thinking you'll never be done? This week's video provides a quick technique to flip the script and boost your mood, energy, and ability to continue!

Are your current disciplines in alignment with your aspirations? If not, what do you do about it? This week's video will help you understand the "root" of discipline, turning it from a negative burden into a positive practice you actually enjoy!

Is it just me, or do you also see the signs of major coming disruptions? This week's video will help you better understand the nature of complex uncertainties. You'll gain three strategies to increase stability and better secure what you can control. 

How important is your mental fitness? Are you optimizing your brain for creativity, resourcefulness, and resilience? How you treat and operate your brain could be the difference between success and frustration. So, from Dubai, here are four strategies you can implement immediately to strengthen your amazing brain.

Whatever you're trying to achieve or become, here's a strategy that will help you keep momentum and  get there faster while shortening inevitable backslides: Work the challenge "inside out" and "outside in."

Opportunities can come and go in a blink. When you can recognize what's important and  commit   quickly you gain advantage, get max credit, and put yourself in best position to see it through. This week's video will help you do that, leaving the unimportant to fall away.

What is it that stops us from going after our true desires? Our greatest loves, ambitions, and contributions? A fear of failure? A lack of belief? Or maybe it's that we don't think it will be worth the  time  and  trouble . Here's a different take on that thought, from  Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

When the noise of the world becomes deafening, you may need to adjust your approach to listening. This week's video from Athens, Greece will help you "listen louder" for inspirations, needs, and opportunities.

This week's video from the Acropolis in Athens, Greece offers a bit of history and some practical ways to demystify what you don't yet understand.

Want to learn more and get better faster? Become a better teacher. Teaching what you know accelerates growth and improvement. This week's video explains how and offers insights for your next teaching opportunity.

Yesterday, I took a break from Christmas to record this message – both sharing thanks, and encouraging one small action to make the rest of your holiday even more meaningful. Enjoy, and see you after the New Year.

If you knew you had just  one last chance to contribute something meaningful or express how you feel, how would that change your approach? This week's video will help you erase future regrets by elevating your awareness and actions.

People often ask me "Dan, how is it you're always so positive?" First off, that isn't true. Like you, I can get sucked into negativity at times or fixate on fear. The difference perhaps is I've learned how to recognize and disrupt those states and techniques to quickly reorient to more empowering perspectives. I call these skills "positive practices;" as like anything worthwhile, they take some re...

As we approach the end of the year, it's a great time to self-assess and set intentions. From Chicago, here's a method to increase the likelihood you'll follow through. Setting  goals  can be exciting, but intentions don't always stand up to reality and inspiration fades over time. So this year we're going to do it differently. Schedule time free from commitments and distractions and engage this f...

Your voice is an instrument of influence for all you say, script, or "sing!" This week's video will help you own, hone, and amplify your voice so that it carries far and effectively.