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 12, 2015 | Coaching, Playing Big
“I am a great believer in luck. The harder I work, the more of it I seem to have.” – attributed to Thomas Jefferson and others There is a Latin proverb that a dear friend used to say to me when I was feeling lost or stuck. “If there’s no wind, row.”...
by Scott Anderson | May 6, 2015 | Coaching, Playing Big
The following interview appears in the final section of my book Playing Big. It’s a selection of interviews given by people I’ve had the privilege of working with as they commit to making extraordinary changes in their lives. CARRIE DUFFY Ten years ago, Carrie was a...
by Scott Anderson | Mar 27, 2015 | Coaching, Playing Big
When I started writing my first book Playing Big I felt a great deal of fear weighing down on me at almost nearly every moment. Does that sound familiar to you at all? I felt that I had chosen a task that I was totally overmatched for. But I knew that that’s the exact...
by Scott Anderson | Oct 22, 2014 | Personal Enrichment, Playing Big
Writing is difficult work. But it’s not neuroscience. A lot of people read certain written works and think, “Wow, I could never have written that.” And thankfully, it’s likely that no one is going to ask you to produce the next bestseller or groundbreaking academic...
by Scott Anderson | Oct 17, 2014 | Playing Big
The idea of “playing big” is not new. It’s at the core of history’s most beloved innovators and successful entrepreneurs. But just in case you’re not familiar with the concept, I want to give you a simple introduction as I see it applied in the world today. If the...
