Dr. CK Bray
If You Don’t Like It, Change It
If you don’t like your job, then change the part you don’t like or find a new job. If you don’t like that you are in debt, then change...
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Dr. CK Bray
- Feb 27, 2019
- 4 min
The Monster We Don’t Discuss: SUICIDE
This past week has been difficult for my family as we deal with the loss of someone by suicide. I even hate writing those words, I never...
Dr. CK Bray
- Feb 20, 2019
- 2 min
The Obstacle Is The Way
Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, a top contender for the middleweight title at the height of his boxing career in the mid-1960s was wrongly...
Dr. CK Bray
- Feb 13, 2019
- 2 min
Getting Into a Good Life Flow
I love the brain of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (pronounced Chick-sent-meehayee). In fact, I wrote 8 pages about him in my doctoral...
Dr. CK Bray
- Feb 6, 2019
- 2 min
Do the Right Thing
I relish finding examples and stories of individuals who have not only accomplished incredible things, but along life's journey they...
Dr. CK Bray
- Sep 14, 2018
- 1 min
The Power Player Has Changed In Your Career
Go back a few decades and very little of your career was up to you. Your boss decided what training you would receive, what promotions...
Dr. CK Bray
- Aug 22, 2018
- 2 min
One By One
For years I was trying to get access to Fortune 100 companies. When I launched my company I wanted to consult for the big names, the...
Dr. CK Bray
- Feb 15, 2018
- 2 min
Why Olympic Athletes Amaze Me!
I love the Olympics. I relish watching people display their incredible talent which has taken years of hard work, sacrifice, and...
Dr. CK Bray
- Jan 17, 2018
- 1 min
Newton’s Third Law of Career and Success
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Researchers worry that the constant checking of phones, apps, emails, texts,...
Dr. CK Bray
- Jan 3, 2018
- 2 min
One At A Time
It is 2018 and many of you have written New Years Goals. Things you want to accomplish, experience, and ways you can make your life...
Dr. CK Bray
- Aug 23, 2017
- 1 min
Getting Value Out of Your Great Idea!
Everyone talks about great ideas: ideas for their job, their organization, or an exciting new innovation or invention. During research...
Dr. CK Bray
- May 17, 2017
- 2 min
Quit Being Talked Onto the Wrong Path
One of the most important lessons I learned from my 17 years in large corporate is to not let others talk me into things that aren't...
Dr. CK Bray
- Apr 26, 2017
- 2 min
It’s Time To Jump In Over Your Head!
To be In Over Your Head means to be or become involved in a situation in which you do not have the necessary skills, knowledge, money, or...
Dr. CK Bray
- Apr 5, 2017
- 1 min
Quit Whining—You’re Thirty Years Old
Nothing comes easy in life. Nothing! Zip, Zero, Nada, لا شى (that’s Arabic for nothing). If something did come easy for you, hang on...
Dr. CK Bray
- Mar 30, 2017
- 1 min
Do You See The True Value?
Why do so many individuals spend time thinking about and wanting to look young, look beautiful, and to be rich? Personally, I think...
Dr. CK Bray
- Mar 23, 2017
- 2 min
Life Isn't Fair
"But I worked harder than she did!" "I had better numbers!" "He is so difficult to work with." Followed up by one of these statements: "I...
Dr. CK Bray
- Mar 22, 2017
- 1 min
Call the Destination and Ask for Directions
Derek Sivers the creator of CD Baby shared this advice and I took it. Most everyone I know has a dream, an item on their bucket...
Dr. CK Bray
- Feb 28, 2017
- 3 min
Excuse Me, Can I Be Brutally Honest?
I had been working with Executive Steve for about a month and he was having a difficult time realizing how his behaviors and emotions...
Dr. CK Bray
- Feb 22, 2017
- 2 min
The Dilemma of Making More Money
There are different ways we can make money. Since the vast majority of us earn our income from a job, one of the best ways to make more...
Dr. CK Bray
- Feb 17, 2017
- 1 min
How to Be More Human
I think it’s fun to be human, but it seems lately I run into humans who aren’t enjoying it. While waiting in line at 7-11 today I...