Author: MikeMendezCoach

It was nothing like I had imagined. Instead of three casting directors, there were twenty. There was no elevated stage, no red velvet curtains and instead of a dark theater, there were bright fluorescent lights in a medium sized conference room. Here’s the real surprise: Every unexpected detail was a thrill that I’ll cherish forever.…

Savings: I just need to spend less than I earn. Weight loss: I just need to take in fewer calories and burn more during exercise. Productivity: I just need to focus and stop procrastinating. Then why don’t we “Just do it”, as Nike recommends? The classic explanation is that we “just” lack discipline. Here’s the classic advice to…

“Life is a perfect adventure; a game that cannot be won or lost, only played” – Unknown Would you rather win, lose, or play? Really think about this for a second. I think that our default response is to say that I would like to win. Why even play if I’m not going to win?…

 Come with me and you’ll be in a world of pure imagination.  Have you ever stopped to consider just how powerful your imagination is? We have the remarkable ability to mentally leave the present moment and travel anywhere in our minds — to the past, to an alternate present, or to a dreamed-up future. What…

“If you don’t get it from yourself, where will you go for it?” – Toni Morrison I love this quote because it offers a powerful reminder: our inner world is the only place we truly have control. When we learn to turn inward for the things that we would normally seek externally, we find that…

As I look through the glass of my French doors, I can see the mature oak tree just outside. Its base is one massive trunk leading to three main branches. I often see squirrels run up the trunk, only to freeze where the branches begin, their eyes and head darting frantically between the options while…

As spring break came to a close, it occurred to me that I should talk with my 14-year-old daughter, Layla, about her dreams and goals for life after high school. I had jotted down three bullet points as a meeting agenda: • Define dreams. • Help her reach them. • Start now. Sounds simple, right?…

“You don’t get what you want in life, you get who you are.” – Les Brown Despite what I now see as the obvious truth of this quote, it took me actually hearing it before I fully began to live by it. All of my favorite quotes are similar in that they reveal a truth…