You Stop You with Scott Rasmussen

Find out what John Wooden, Netflix and Legos all have in common. I'll bet it has something to do with adapting. You can do it too.

There are metaphors all around us, and if we are observant and aware of them, we can see how we can always be learning and growing in life. 

Napoleon Hill said, "Don't wait. The time will never be just right.” He is right. Don't put off another day, that thing that you want to do to become better. Get it done, if even imperfectly.  You will grow and learn from it. If you have waited so so long you may feel like Karen Lamb said, "A year from now you may wish you had started today.” Think about investing for retiremen...

Building a relationship is hard work! Here are 8 ideas to help make a difference in the most important building project you will have.   Make good communication a priority.   Adjustments are part of it.  It’s what we do – time and time again. Plan dates and surprises; but also carve out some time just for you. Anticipate that everyone is giving their best. Be together. Forgive one another.   Bring...

In life, we do make it hard sometimes. But there is hope. Apply the following to improve and make life easier. Prioritize, act, and analyze Show yourself that you are serious Life can be easier because we realize that "you stop you" and when we are serious, you can become whatever you want to become.

In life change can be hard, but asking these 5 questions periodically can have a big impact for making sure your life is on track with your values, goals, and overall contentment level.

The 1989 film "Field of Dreams" teaches why it is important to go the distance. In your life it will be important to realize the impact of moments in your life and choose to go the distance to accomplish what you are meant to do. Be unstoppable.

Learn the five things to focus on as you analyze what went well and where to improve for the second half of the year.

A famous story about ants and a grasshopper teaches us about why we should think ahead. How can you think ahead in things like camping, hiking, and retirement?  Avoid waiting until each event is almost here to plan or act, think ahead, act and plan now.  

Saying sorry can take you places. But more than that, it can lift you,

Change is all around us from the changes butterflies make, to technology, to music and even to Las Vegas!  We need to embrace change in others and in things, but also to be changed on the inside.  Four questions to consider: How will you be a better you?  How will you learn more?  How are you changing?  How are you using the gifts you have been given?

There is a simple process to get more power in your life and its using the potency generator . Use it daily and turn to-do lists into done lists. 

Mastering the art of Preparation comes down to 4 steps. Practice them this week to get more done, feel more successful, be more accomplished and be a master of Preparation. 1. Ask why now? 2. Plan your action  3. Do the action    4. Communicate back to yourself:  How did doing this make me feel ?  

  Revise, adapt, overcome – revise your daily mission, check your vision Practice, practice, practice to turn weakness into strength   What sets you apart is your ability to revise your plan when you fall, set new sights, then keep trying. Remember, trying gives you experience.  Experience molds champions. No matter who you are you can improve, become better, and reach your goals.

Einstein was resilient even though people had little confidence in him. His ideas changed the world. We have a chance each day to be resilient and overcome our small failures and setbacks. Choose to be resilient 3 times in one day this week. See the difference it makes, write it down.

Are You Ready? All things don't have to be perfect for you to go to the next level. But you do need to be imaginative, willing, and ready. See how Richard Branson made the most of a tough situation. You too can reach new heights if you are ready.

Consider the example of weight loss....If you were going to gift a picture of yourself to your best friend living on the East Coast, and that picture was of you at your target weight, how would that impact your choices now ? Gift giving can help you control your choices now and help you achieve great results in the future.

Whether its day 20 of a new quarter or day 89, you can start anew and make it your best quarter ever.  Also, what life lesson have you learned this week?  Are you remembering them?

The six pillars of weight loss:  0. Ground Zero  1. Write your weight loss goal down with a finish line  2. Eat Less/Exercise More  3. One sunset only     4. Be accountable to others     5. Remember YSY      

I took almost 6 months off to spend time finishing off my MBA....here are three things I learned while on that journey.

Learn the 3 ways bucket lists can help your life. Also what happens when our bucket gets holes in it?

Rod Carew was a professional MLB player who was one of just a handful of players to safely get a hit over 3,050 times during his Hall of Fame baseball career. We can be like him and "relish the hit" in our lives and build important attributes of consistency, character, trust, and expertise which will make us more valuable and helpful to others in business, family, social and other settin...

Learn about Gain and Gap. What is learned helplessness. Do not let a couple experiences stop you in your tracks. You have the power to get up again, you stop you.

Becoming a story teller may help someone else in life and yourself.

  Put yourself in charge of executing: someone to remove roadblocks, measure success, report progress.   What is the result you want?    What are the costs?    Communicate with yourself.    Put on your glasses, refocus on the result.   If you want it bad enough, you will find a way.