As we make our journey through life things happen that are out of the realm of our experience. We write them off as weird, strange or certainly not worthy of our attention. How about this idea? They are symptoms of something and it is so big that it needs our full attention. Change is always [...]
The tagline for my book, “The Art of Losing” is as follows; Coaching and Thriving in a Made-for-TV World. It would be difficult to find an activity that isn’t, in some way, influenced by television. Not that anyone cares what I think, I am continually questioning how we have arrived in today’s world with two [...]
I grew up in the country, the San Joaquin Valley of California to be exact. My parents, George and Gladys Todd, were not very political. Like most of the Valley they claimed the Republican Party to be their own. However, when it came to voting, which they did regularly, the ballot may or may not [...]
A typical day for human beings is spent reacting to our circumstances. We are limited to putting energy into what we consistently say is wrong and recurring with our life and what we do to overcome what is wrong. These are our strengths, i.e. the things we do best and are known for. We are [...]
When you get to be my age you are reminded of the journey you have made on a daily basis. And, a big part of it is the people you’ve met along the way. When I stop to look at that, it is clear to me that I have experienced knowing so many great ones. [...]
Have I failed? These days it seems I feel that way much of the time. Strange that I should feel this way given that for over 50 years I have coached people in a way that has them say that I have made a difference in the quality of their lives. One of the ways, [...]
In our quote file at Todd Team Coaching there is a quote that says what I think a great player does to be called great. It is certainly not just talent. Stories are legends about talented people who never lived up to their promise. It is also not about comparison. We constantly compare people of [...]
I rarely run into anyone who isn’t “busy.” I am never sure the nature of their “busy-ness.” However, I hear it so much that I have an idea of what a great deal of being busy is about. I think a couple of things are at play here. Number One is that being busy is a [...]
You hear all the time that it is a competitive world out there and rightfully so. My question is, “if that is the case, why aren’t we raising our children to get the point?” Why are they consistently given a trophy for just showing up? Of course we want our children to have a great [...]
You have heard people make this statement many times in referring to what is happening at home. They will say something like, “meanwhile, back at the ranch.” In other words this is what is happening in one’s life and often times when things are not working. The Triple “J” Ranch is especially popular in the [...]