Highfill Performance Group

The following is a guestblog from April Ristau who is professional coach. Since deciding to make coaching my profession and business venture, I get plenty of blank stares when I tell people I am a coach.  The first reaction I get is usually, “for what sport?”  In the beginning I was a little taken aback [...]

I have neighbors who lost their male Boxer a couple of years ago. They missed him so much they decided to search for another. They found one puppy in the paper, but the seller backed out when someone made a better monetary offer.  A couple of weeks later Bobby saw another ad for Boxer puppies in [...]

I waved goodbye to yet another set of friends as my family moved from California to Virginia. It was the middle of my sophomore year in high school, and I was leaving my friends at Christmas. But we moved every few years, so I knew the secret: Endings mark the beginning of new life stories [...]

Meetings about change are filled with diverse people who may or may not drive you crazy. It is in this incredible diversity that solutions are found.  Believe it or not, each person brings something to the table: People who  argue in meetings vehemently energize meetings with their tremendous passion. People who polish their thoughts before [...]

As I was riding bikes with my sister and cousin in San Antonio Texas many years ago, a car began to follow me. My sister and cousin were up ahead on the left, and I was lagging behind on the right side of the street, no doubt day-dreaming. That’s when I noticed headlights behind me, [...]

I’ve spent several days staring at trees since the hurricane, which I believe has caused great concern for my neighbors. In particular, I’ve been observing the trees that have been left exposed in our acreage due to missing oaks. Here’s what I’ve noticed – trees that are planted closely together grow opposite directions so that they can [...]

Do you spend a lot of time listing the negative traits of others around you? Maybe you need to stop. Here’s why. In a research study, participants watched a video where an actor talking about an acquaintance. He described negative traits about this acquaintance, such as “he hates animals.” He talked about how this acquaintance [...]