Rookie Mickey Mantle started the game against the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park on May 1st, 1951, as the New York Yankees leadoff hitter and right fielder. Mantle realized this would be one of the most significant games of his career as soon as he hit his first homer.
I’ll bet none of you has [...]
I decided to pay homage to one of my pushy friends this week (Scott “That Nametag Guy” Ginsberg) by literally taking a page from his book “Ideas Are Free, Execution Is Priceless” and executing one of the 366 daily insights as a personal challenge.
The entry for March 13 really spoke to me this year. This [...]
In any meeting you can play one of these roles:
Pirate
The Pirate in the room questions the status quo and provides ideas on doing things differently. The Pirate has a loud and bold voice that unflinchingly challenges authority, and every time he opens his mouth you can count on at least one-third of the room rolling [...]
Formula for Success:
Try and fail.
Try and fail.
Try and fail.
Try and fail.
Try and fail.
Try and succeed. (repeat as needed.)
Improved Formula for Success:
Try, fail, LEARN.
Try something different, fail again, learn some more.
Try something even more different… SUCCEED. (repeat for the rest of your life.)
One might “gain weight” but there is rarely anything gained by waiting.
On the contrary, the chances are greater that you’ll miss out on opportunities by delaying — you’ll experience “wait loss.” Some delays are inevitable, but most are self-imposed delays based on fear, distractions, and insecurities.
Fear
Some fear failure, some fear success, some fear making the [...]
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