Three Reasons Why You Should Play Your Bigger Game in 2015
(Plus… Three Things You Can Start Doing Today to Make Your Game Real!) The Bigger Game is a concept that will take you only nine
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Why You Should Listen To Your Inner Voice This Holiday Season
Happy Holidays to you and yours this beautiful time of year. I notice that every year at this time, I want to “birth” something. The
How Dr. Christmas Got His Dream Job
In my book, Play Your Bigger Game, I share my belief that you can shape your life as a game of your own design. And if you can play your life as a game, why not make it the most exciting, challenging game possible, one that allows you to fully express your talents and creativity?
When you play your bigger game, you can create a life that is dynamic, engaging, and wildly inspiring, and you’ll never feel stuck again.
One of my favorite stories of playing The Bigger Game is about my dear friend Bob Pranga, who was my very first coaching client over 20 years ago. He does a remarkable job of living life to the fullest and expressing his talents and creativity… I love to share his story this time of year!
Click here to learn how he created Dr. Christmas and is quickly becoming a household name.
Namaste-
Rick
Here’s What I Know
How many times in your life have you said out loud, “I don’t know?” What do you want? “I don’t know.” What movie do you
Easy & Effortless
I’ve just returned home from a remarkable place in our world – Luxembourg. This was my first visit to this magical place, where people are
Naysayers, Competitors, and Roadblockers
I led a workshop recently for a senior management team that included some veterans of the corporate world. Just a few hours into the session,
Fun Expo News!
Dear friends,
With great anticipation and excitement, I’m thrilled to announce that registration is officially OPEN for the next Bigger Game Expo – June 11-14, 2015!
The Bigger Game Expo celebrates the power, the potential and the magic of the human spirit! It’s a place where hope is made real.
Chuck and I have been busy lining up a great bunch of speakers and have confirmed:
Elizabeth Gilbert
Elizabeth “ran away from home” for a year. Her travels through Italy, India and Indonesia resulted in the bestselling Eat, Pray, Love, a memoir about her process of finding herself by leaving home.
Her iconic TED Talk, Your Elusive Creative Genius, has attracted over 85 million views to date and is ranked as the 14th most-viewed TED Talk of all time.
Dan Pallotta
Dan is a builder of movements. He invented the multi-day charitable event industry with the AIDS Rides and Breast Cancer 3-Days. These events altered the landscape of options for ordinary individuals seeking to make an extraordinary difference.
In addition, 12 other speakers will share their Bigger Games. Click here to see who is confirmed!
We’re planning lots of fun things – including a cocktail cruise on scenic Lake George aboard the Mohican cruise ship.
Come for inspiration, engage with like-minded people, and leave with fresh perspectives and inspiration for changing the way you look at your career, family,
community, the world, and, equally important, yourself.
I’ll be sharing lots more information in the months ahead, and I so hope that you’ll consider joining me!
More to come-
Namaste,
Rick
Honoring My Dad
My Dad was a lively, funny person who probably would have made a great comedian, or an actor, but instead he worked in human resources for General Motors.
Sadly, he passed away in 2001 on Father’s Day. He was always one to be a bit dramatic!
His death was sudden and a surprise to my family and myself. I continue to miss him, and with Father’s Day weekend upon us, I always seem to reflect back on my Dad and our time together in this life form.
His job at General Motors was not always fulfilling. I can remember many a night when he’d arrive home frustrated and upset with what transpired in his day. Back then it wasn’t the norm to jump from job to job, so he fought the good fight and headed back to his job each morning. He had a family to support and my Mom would ever so gently remind him of this. There were many frustrations for him, but he was at least driven by the promise of a comfortable retirement.
But that didn’t happen. A few years before his retirement date, the pension package was changed such that he received not nearly what he’d planned on. My father was disappointed in the way things turned out.
Me and my Dad
In his later years, he often told my brothers and me that we should design our lives around doing something we loved, something with a compelling purpose. He helped us realize that the focus of our lives shouldn’t be making it to retirement age; what counted were the experiences along the way, the fulfillment found in the journey itself.
“At the end of your life, you want to look back and say, ‘That was a great ride,’ rather than, ‘I wish I’d done something else,'” he’d tell us.
I’m sure it wasn’t easy for Dad to admit that he was somewhat disappointed in the way his life turned out, but I admire and appreciate that he wanted something better for his sons.
Dad didn’t want us to make the same mistake he made. He was deeply proud of being a great provider, and boy was he an inspiring father to his three sons, perhaps without even knowing it. He instilled in us a hunger to live a fulfilling and meaningful life.
My Dad worked in the human resources department, and I guess when I really think about it, the apple didn’t fall far from the tree. I love working with individuals, groups, and organizations, big and small, to help them realize their true potential.
Thank you, Dad. The work I do in the world is because of you. Your life lesson has stayed with me, and has become my own compelling purpose.
More to come!
Namaste-
Rick
Hope Made Real
Dear friends, Last week I shared my story about my brother Keith’s cancer and how I found my voice one night in the hospital. This