To quote, Joseph Welch during the McCarthy hearings in 1954 “Let us not assassinate this lad further, senator. You have done enough. Have you no sense of decency?” I would echo those same words today and direct them to a U.S. Senator who also happens to be a candidate for President. That Senator is Elizabeth […]
Success in any pursuit requires a mentally tough mind. You can have all the resources, but if your mind is a mess, you will fail. I’ve become obsessed with the mind and have tried everything to stack the odds in my favor. I’ve spent four years training my brain every day to make it see […]
The Answer Momentum. There, I said it. Article done. Whew! That was deep and valuable. You’re welcome 😉 What? You want evidence and an explanation? OK. Fine. You’re a pushy bunch you folks who are continuously driving for improved productivity. I’ll pause my own momentum briefly to explain. The Fix (for those too lazy to […]
Hard but essential pills to swallow in order to become your best-self Ambitious people are a dime a dozen. Most people doubt themselves. All of us — in some shape or form — are stuck in la la land. One of the most difficult yet useful skills is the ability to balance your aspirations with […]
Have you ever wondered what makes someone a good athlete? Or a good leader? Or a good parent? Why do some people accomplish their goals while others fail? What makes the difference? Usually we answer these questions by talking about the talent of top performers. He must be the smartest scientist in the lab. She’s faster […]
When you see things from multiple perspectives, you realize you can achieve almost anything you want in far less time than you imagined. Yet most people have fixed and limited views about themselves and what they can accomplish. They have fixed and limited views about the resources available to them. They have fixed and limited views about time, and how […]
The first successful person I ever met — truly successful, with accomplishments I admired and ambition I strove to emulate — was an entrepreneur in his forties, a client of mine in the first real business I’d ever started. I was 24 and eager to learn; he was constantly cheerful, and had more money than […]
“Tell me where I’m going to die so I never go there.” The sentence above describes a superpower few people have. It’s one I’ve only been able to exercise ten percent of the time, but that ten percent creates most of the positive results I get in my life. What’s the superpower? Restraint. Success, happiness, or whatever […]
Because of the fast-paced, instant gratification world that we live in, our ability to focus deeply for long periods of time is quickly diminishing. According to research by Harvard, we spend 47% of the day in a state of semi-distraction. That means that, if we can learn how to focus much better, we can literally […]
6 Ways to Conduct an Effective Executive Job Search–republished from Hunt Scanlon Media Jobs are plentiful – but landing a new one demands that would-be candidates apply a structured, sustained use of networking, direct outreach and executive recruitment firms. Nine leading recruiters weigh in. In today’s dynamic and competitive job market, the elements of an effective […]
