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One of the fundamentals to achieving a consistent state of happiness and success is the ability to stay centered across all aspects of your life—family, business, relationships, and leisure time. Being centered means you are managing things from the proper vantage point. Alpine Ski instructors will always tell you to get into a position that makes you most resistant to being knocked off your feet: knees slightly bent, leaning forward, legs shoulder length apart. If you unexpectedly encounter challenging terrain, you are in the best position to handle it. This is an ideal analogy for life. If you stay centered you are in the best position to take on anything life throws your way.…
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Posted by Joel Brookman in balance, happiness, Perspective, protect yourself, stress, Uncategorized.
Years ago my wife surprised me by sending me to Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp. I’ve played keyboards since I was four years old and this was an opportunity to jam with people with whom I had grown up listening. I got to perform with Roger Daltrey from The Who, met and played with members of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, The Eagles, Yes, The Cars, and many other professional performers. It was incredible. The experience provided an opportunity for me to witness the concept of talent vs. skill.
I have the fortunate ability to hear a song, then sit down and play it without sheet music.…
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Posted by Joel Brookman in success.
I was on the chairlift in Vail and I dropped my glove. I decided to go get it. It was in an out of bounds area so I spoke to the ski patrol before going to retrieve it. The patroller suggested that I would see a break in trees just below and to the left of where my glove was. I followed his directions but never saw the break in the trees. I continued down the hill and promptly realized why this area was out of bounds. There was a stream that cut across the trail. At this point going left was no longer a good option because there was a steep uphill climb.…
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Posted by Joel Brookman in fear, stress, success.
Many years ago I was engaged to a very volatile woman. I was approaching 30 and it seemed like the right time in life to settle down. She had many of the attributes that would make her a good wife. She was a pediatric nurse which would certainly be a great skill set for a mother. She was attractive, intelligent, and socially adept. My clients liked her so she would be good for my livelihood. The problem was that she was very manipulative and demanding. I got engaged mainly because I caved into the pressure she put on me. About two months prior to the wedding date my brother asked me why I was going through with it.…
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Posted by Joel Brookman in Direct Your Life, Harness your subconscious mind, signs.
There’s a great movie made many years ago called Night Shift. Henry Winkler plays the role of a guy who never asks for what he wants in life and consequently gets pushed around by his boss, his fiancée, and anyone else with a strong personality. In life, refusing to ask for what you want causes people to accept the cards they’re dealt. Accepting what is may be a starting point but when no attempt is made toward improvement, it becomes a recipe for mediocrity. That mediocrity breeds complacency, which results in mundane relationships and dead end careers.
Why do people not ask for what they want?…
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Posted by Joel Brookman in Choose who you want to be, Make people like you, managing people, Take Control of Your Life.
What Does Success Look Like for you? When was the last time you defined it for yourself? Why not take the opportunity right now to define what success means in each aspect of your life. In essence, clarify your vision of success.
Family—What is your ideal family situation? How far are you from that right now? What can you do to move closer to your ideal? Begin to think of the incremental steps you can take to move you in the direction you want to go.
In my case I began to notice that my 14 year-old daughter was slowly drifting away from me.…
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Posted by Joel Brookman in success.
