Certainly, once you hit this point in your life, it is natural to sit back, relax and think more about the past than the future. I have always liked to reflect on my life's journey. I readily admit that this perspective leaves me with a feeling of satisfaction. I finally believe that I deserve the fruits of my labor. That is much more profound than being gratified with the accomplishments. I never expected any of it. I did not expect to live a long life. I did not expect to

Should you quit your job? I just resigned from my job and joined the millions of Americans that willingly left their jobs in 2021. Much has been written about the "Big Quit" or, "The Great Resignation." Is this an evolution of work-life balance in America? Is this a revolution of labor vs. employers and management? I am only qualified to answer the question based on my personal philosophy and career journey over the past four decades. I think the most prescient question is ho

Forget popular wisdom. If you want to make life-changing behavioral changes then "GO BIG OR GO HOME." That is my best advice to inspire you

Where were you on 9-11? The answer is easy, nobody can forget. We all know where we were on that fateful day. I was running down forty flights of stairs in the World Financial Center across West Street from the World Trade Towers. I ran down the dark stairwell without any clear image or knowledge of what was occurring outside the walls of the office tower. I did not see the planes hit the towers, nor could I see the damage that had already been inflicted. Still, I grasped one

The digital age has compressed time. The internet, smartphones, and cable 24 hours news cycles have driven us to think that more is more. The more emails we answer, the more news stories in our feed, the more social media we consume and post, the more we will be on top of our game. But the real #FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) is what happens when our brains and lives slow down. If the Covid pandemic has taught us anything, it's to slow down and enjoy the time we have at home and

How do you stay in the moment? If the moment is only a minute, can you close your eyes and mind and focus on nothing. Can you block all the

Well, to be literal, I took a plane from Denver to DC, a train to NYC, and a rental car to Lake Placid, NY, for the deferred 2021 edition of Ironman Lake Placid. But planes, trains, and automobiles are not how you make it to your first or tenth Ironman race. As the old joke goes about making it to Carnegie Hall, it takes "Practice, Practice, Practice." Nobody finishes a full Ironman by accident. Long-distance triathlon is not so much a sport or an event but an ever-present fa

The road is full of possibilities. I am ready to fly again after 15 months of staring at the blueish dull glow of the computer screen talking to people all day in a flat two-dimensional plane. I finally get to punch my ticket for a flight to SFO. It is ironic that the year I finally achieve lifetime gold status on United for a million miles flown, I would be grounded. No longer. I think the great American author, Jack Kerouac said it best. “Nothing behind me, everything ahea

This is Alex Cooper. Welcome to The MindsetCEO. The MindsetCEO is my practiced and proven coaching model for setting and achieving meaningful goals in your life. Anything is possible if you put your mind to it. Last Friday I was busy trying to close out my week. I was taking calls, on conference calls, and trying to send contrast out at the same time. I screwed up big time, I sent out three contracts that had big mistakes. My boss caught it and I had egg on my face. So what

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