Navigating the New Year We are two months into the New Year. Do you set goals or make New Year’s Resolutions? Is this an exciting year for you, with new possibilities, personal growth, or career advancement in your plans? Or maybe this is a year of unknowns, with a mixture of fear and anxiety, possibly [...]
Have you ever met someone who is extremely successful that also seems completely happy and wondered what they were doing differently? As it turns out they don’t have any secrets, they simply focus on happiness and success follows. Happiness and success are subjects that have been researched and written about endlessly. Shawn Achor, who wrote [...]
FOMO Defined FOMO, or the “Fear Of Missing Out”, can lead to a fun, spontaneous life, but it can also lead to financial ruin. We've all heard the age-old saying, “The best things in life are free”, but in reality, living a fun-filled life of travel and adventure requires a constant flow of cash. Unlike [...]
You worked hard your whole career, became well-respected at your craft, saved well for retirement…and yet are having a terrible time pulling the trigger and retiring. Why is it so difficult? The answer lies in the psychological and emotional barriers that millions of people experience when making the transitions into retirement. Let’s explore those barriers [...]
Andy serves as President of Minds Matter Denver and was recently interviewed by Comcast Newsmakers and aired on CNN Headline News.
The gym is rocking. Skrillex is bumping and twelve people are ready to bust their asses at 6am. They start with basic stretches and move quickly into the ladder – high knees, laterals, ballistic squats, side cuts, pushups. Everyone’s heart rates climb and after 5 minutes, it’s time to get after it for real. Today’s [...]
Do you know someone with first world problems? Like people who hate their job but not enough to find a new one. Or people who complain that their iPhone 5 maps can’t locate their house with 100% accuracy. Sometimes I want to drop kick them in the forehead. Why are some people so unhappy while [...]
Anyone can say they hire the best people and that their company is a great place to work, but push someone to articulate their culture and they’ll stumble over their words. Worse, there will be a difference between what executives, management, and staff feel and that’s not good for business. At LotusGroup, we set out [...]
I want to play golf every day when I retire. Or at least have the option to. Want to join me?
You sit at a table next to a wooden wall and the experimenter gives you the materials shown to the left: a candle, some tacks, and a box of matches. Your job is to fix the candle to the wall so that the wax doesn’t drop on the table. Think for a moment about how you’d solve the problem.
