Blog
Life as a business coach sure does have consistencies. It's funny what happens when I ask people to step up or meet a certain professional or personal challenge. Some people get excited at a new vision. However, most people feel they cannot do or attempt something new unless
Blog
My friend, Tom Tiernan, sent me this powerful and beautiful speech from Steve Jobs as he was addressing Stanford graduates. Tom is a guy who wants to settle for nothing less than living fully into his passion. Thanks, Tom. Text of the Commencement address by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple
Blog
It was fun watching an old movie the other night, Tin Cup. I loved seeing Costner's character, Ron McAvoy, the anti-hero in the movie. Though he appears slovenly and unmotivated, he is quite the opposite. He lives for the defining moment. He is challenged by the conventional
Blog
In Napolean Hill's classic book, Think and Grow Rich, he agrees to become Andrew Carnegie's understudy to document and understand the secrets to creating wealth. The deal Carnegie offered was that he spends years with him and captures the secrets, however, Carnegie will not pay him
Blog
Do you remember Jerry McGuire ? It was a cold hard look at how athletes were depicted as commodities. Now think about yourself. You don't necessarily have a fast-talking agent out there selling you like a commodity. You are most likely in possession of some talents which have
Blog
"Why should you learn on your own money and make mistakes that cost you money? You should learn on someone else's dime. That's the easiest way to do things." - Martin Grunder Charles Shipman Payson transported sugar in the 1940's on freighters. He
Blog
In the movie, Troy, the warrior Achilles is summoned to take on the brute champion of an opposing army. On his way out, a little boy tells him the man is big and fierce and that he would be scared to face him. Achilles answers beautifully, "That is why
Blog
Every day you do something you affect someone. What a great opportunity! It is an opportunity to create wow. What is wow? It is not simply getting the job done. Getting the job done is a "B" in my book. It's good, but it's
Blog
Persuasion through the written word is a powerful skill set. Patrick Riley's book The One-Page Proposal is a great tool for your library to be effective in today's fast-moving, information surplus age. He has testified to how he presents to recipients of his ideas
Blog
What describes you? Scarcity or Poverty? Hoarding or Generosity? If you asked your friends, they can probably tell you. We all like to be considered generous, but sometimes, we are too nearsighted. I have observed real winners in business and they have this great quality of generosity. They don'
Blog
David Allen has said in his book, Getting Things Done, that the edges have become blurry in knowledge work. Many of us work with information. At the end of the day, you have produced more focused, directed information for yourself or someone else. You are moving information around all day.
Blog
Adversity will happen. Something bad will happen to you and me tomorrow, the next day or sometime soon. What will you do? Most likely, your reaction will be predictable. It is what you have always done. How you face adversity defines you. What have you done in the past when