(By Impact Actual founder, Rob DuBois) When I was arrested for drunk and criminal behavior back in May of 1991, I thought my life was over. I’d been in and out of jail, destroyed every relationship, ruined my health, and lost almost every job. This time it wasn’t the local cops in California, Texas, or…
By Rob DuBois, CEO, Impact Actual Let me start by offering you the BLUF, or Bottom Line Up Front, for this concept of Total Self Mastery: “You Control Only You.” You can’t force anyone else to do what you want, whether your title is CEO or mom/dad. If you think you can, you’re fooling yourself….
By Rob DuBois, CEO, Impact Actual It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him. J.R.R. Tolkien in The Hobbit, on the importance of effective planning 2022 begins today (December 1st, 2021). Why? Because no job is done well except when well prepared. By looking back…
By Rob DuBois, CEO, Impact Actual “Fixation is the way to death. Fluidity is the way to life.” Miyamoto Musashi, legendary Samurai warrior and philosopher In the years of my life and the years of my #Impact coaching I’ve discovered a common thread: just like the rivers I love to paddle, life itself flows and…
By Rob DuBois, CEO, Impact Actual “Those who are skilled in combat do not become angry; those who are skilled in winning do not become upset. Thus the wise win before the fight, while the ignorant fight to win.” O’Sensei, Founder of Aikido Choose your change You have incredible untapped personal power. And you have…
By Rob DuBois, CEO, Impact Actual “Our character is basically a composite of our habits.” Stephen R. Covey “Stuck” is an illusion. There is always something you can do. In these painful days with devastation in Afghanistan, a year of loss and division over COVID, and whatever else you are experiencing individually, it’s easy to…
