My brother and I were talking recently about a friend of ours who has been out of work for several months. We were reflecting on the fact that he is a really good salesman and "talker", which in my professional experience can have both good and bad aspects. I'm confident our friend will find his …
Grab the Wheel
I'm always on the search for inspirational resources to help me on my journey to be a stronger leader, mentor, teacher, and coach. There is so much good writing available and I want to share parts of it with you as I learn and grow. I focus a lot of my research on the idea of "grabbing the wheel" …
One Small Step Beyond
The secret is to go one small step beyond what you mentally believe you can do. As a child I pushed myself hard to make good grades, learn new skills, build more muscle, and run much faster. I drove myself to be the strongest scholar athlete I could be, but so often fell short of the …
Use Time Wisely
We all too often find ourselves wasting our precious time and energy seeking out short-term meaningless comforts and thrills rather than investing in long term, meaningful, and impactful endeavors. Stop it! Use time wisely... starting today. Take time to think; it is the source of power.Take time …
The Elegance of Indexing
This white paper has been a valuable reference tool for me as I consider how to "keep it simple" while maximizing my returns in the world of investing. The Elegance of Indexing, from the Schwab Center for Financial Research …
Consider Implementing Proven Methods for Increasing Focus and Productivity
Each day brings new opportunity to strengthen our resolve towards staying focused on what is most important. Given the constant stream of distraction and competing priorities it is becoming increasingly more difficult to keep our time and energy focused on purpose and priorities. I've placed all the …
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I Will Gladly Wait One Hour for Two Marshmallows Rather Than Eating One Now
There is power in these three simple "life changing" principles. Memorize them, meditate on them, and by all means implement them on a daily basis. These actions will make a huge difference in your life. Know Why "It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values …
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Take Steps Starting Today to Realize Your Dream
What does freedom mean to you? Freedom for me is defined as simply staying out of debt, purging my life of junk, and doing what I love to do. If I don't purposefully take the time to answer this question for myself and stay focused on the answer, there are lots of people, …
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What Makes a High Performing Professional
There numerous tools and techniques available for use in effectively evaluating talent, measuring performance, and mentoring others. Of the many resources I have read, one framework really stands outs to me as the most common sense and easy to understand method for gauging the …
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Letting Go and Accepting is the Secret
I know I’m losing focus when I’m constantly jumping around from task to task. This is a “red flag” for me — a sign that I’m doing something wrong. You have done it too: switching from one browser tab to another, opening various emails and other messages, checking on this and that. No focus, lots …
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