by Scott Anderson | Jun 24, 2015 | Coaching, Essential Reading, Personal Enrichment
This is the second in a series of three blogs on kaizen, the philosophy that helps you implement big changes in very small increments. If you missed my introduction to the topic, read it here. It is an amazing way of thinking that produces results in all areas of...
by Scott Anderson | Jun 22, 2015 | Coaching, Personal Enrichment, Playing Big
Change is hard. It’s one of those statements that is so thoroughly true it’s almost embarrassing to point out or even discuss. But why is it so hard? Deep down we are hardwired to resist change for our own perceived safety. We fear change in the deepest, most...
by Scott Anderson | Jun 3, 2015 | Coaching, Personal Enrichment
The desire to change something about our lives is a common thread that runs through all of our psyches in one way or another. Taking big steps to implementing those changes is far less common. Doubledare works with people who have decided they must make a big change...
by Scott Anderson | May 20, 2015 | Personal Enrichment
A recent episode of This American Life profiled one of my great friends and personal heroes, Giulietta Carrelli, the founder of Trouble Coconut Club in San Francisco. Her founder story is completely different than the vast majority of other business owners I have met...
by Scott Anderson | May 8, 2015 | Personal Enrichment
How much are your daily thoughts, feelings, and actions ruled by fear? If you don’t do a lot of risky or “extreme” activities you might be thinking, “oh, not at all.” But that’s not the kind of fear I’m talking about. The fears I’m talking about are like small pebbles...
by Scott Anderson | Apr 29, 2015 | Coaching, Personal Enrichment
Recently I recommended one of my coaching clients read this short text by Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi called “Who Am I?” Our conversation got me thinking and I decided to revisit it. In today’s “digital age” we constantly have information flung at us from every...