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. […]
If you’ve been following me on Twitter, Facebook, or Pinterest you may have noticed the roll out of a brand new visually-oriented project titled Get More Ideas. Get More Ideas is an original daily cartoon and quote written and drawn by yours truly. I’ve been wanting to do something like this for quite some time, […]
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 […]
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 […]
While reading Jeffrey Gitomer’s latest book, The Little Book of Leadership: The 12.5 Strengths of Responsible, Reliable, Remarkable Leaders That Create Results, Rewards, and Resilience, I was prompted to do an exercise that asked me to write down three things that define and embrace the way I think about my life’s goals. Most of the […]
I just finished reading Gary Vaynerchuk’s latest book, The Thank You Economy. I’d had an opportunity to see and hear Gary speak live about his new book via several online resources, and while there is no denying Gary is passionate speaker, he can tear off on a tangent unrelated to the topic at-hand and will […]