Walt, Author at Walt Hampton, J.D.

About The Car

by Walt | Nov 28, 2019 | Success | 0 Comments

Have you ever shopped for a car?

You go out car hunting. You test-drive something you like. You sign a contract and put down a deposit. You’re excited to pick it up in just a few days’ time.

Then you go to the grocery store. And in the parking lot, you see your car… EVERYWHERE.

Everyone has your car. It seems.

What you focus on, you see.

Look for what’s not working in your life… and in the world… and you’re bound to see a whole lot more of that.

Focus on what’s working well, and you’ll surely find a lot more joy.

Don’t Tell This Lie

by Walt | Nov 21, 2019 | Success | 2 Comments

Way too often, you tell yourself a pernicious lie.

You tell yourself, “I can’t.”

I know! I do that too!

“I can’t….” [insert your story here].

… Get on the bike, run the race, lose the weight, create the product, write the book, get the interview, perform the keynote…

“Because… ” [Insert your story here].

I’m tired, I have un-healed trauma, I have too much to do, I’m not ready, I can’t possibly go on.

The truth is: you are capable beyond your wildest imaginings. You are powerful beyond measure.

Henry Ford said, “Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t – you’re right.”

Both may be right. Only one is likely true.

Believe you can.

My Life As A Sandwich

by Walt | Nov 14, 2019 | Success | 0 Comments

I’m a sandwich. You are too.

Sandwiched between two jobs.

Likely more than two… but two important ones for sure.

For your family, friends, clients, customers, and colleagues, you have an obligation to stay on the path of learning and growing; an obligation to be the student.

And… and obligation to be the teacher, the leader.

To lift as you climb.

Be the sandwich.

Be Still. And Know.

by Walt | Nov 7, 2019 | Success | 2 Comments

Your superpower is nearer than near.

But I bet you steer clear of it.

Perhaps you even avoid it.

All of us are inundated with emails, text messages, notifications, and alerts; with the siren call of social media; and the constant barrage of news and talking heads.

We bump along the surface of things.

With way too much coming at us… All… Of… The… Time.

It’s tempting to dwell there on the surface because it feels exciting (even though it’s exhausting.)

When we dwell there, it feels important.

We feel significant.

And, in those rare moments when we stop and disconnect, we worry that we’ll be missing out.

Yet what you’re really missing out on is that connection with your true self. Your creativity; your humanity; the real source of your resilience and tenacity.

In the stillness is your power.

Go there.