You can’t stop thoughts from bubbling to the surface of your mind (and why would you?). Thought Bubble are your greatest source of potentially successful ideas and projects. When a thought bubbles to the top of your brain, it’s typically been percolating below the surface and finally evolved into a worthy concept that is ready […]
Many people live their lives trying to find success by predicting what waits unseen just around the bend. A big problem with that strategy is that you can’t see around corners, and in attempting to do so you’ll strain your eyes, give yourself major migraine headaches, and you will completely miss all the opportunities right […]
I’ve witnessed many pitches and proposal where a salesperson is trying to get a prospect to buy into an idea or concept in order to close a deal and reach their sales goal. I have witnessed far fewer of those pitches and proposals where the salesperson is presenting an idea or concept that will significantly […]
Think of leaves… Did you think of autumn leaves at the peak of their fall colors just before they begin to leave their branches and drift to the ground? Perhaps you thought of the crispy brown fall leaves as they crunch under foot while you rake them into piles to be bagged and hauled away. […]
You’re probably familiar with the idiom “like a deer in headlights”, a phrase used to describe someone who is paralyzed by surprise or fear. Just like actual deer that tend to freeze in place when illuminated by the lights of an oncoming vehicle, people are dumbstruck in a similar way when surprised by unexpected news, […]
If you had to make a list of all the things you did today that helped move you closer to your big goals — could you do it? I don’t mean a list of just anything you did today, I’m talking about a list of well-considered tasks that were strategically executed on purpose in order […]
You don’t become the best at something by playing at a basic level against basic competition your entire career. If you want to be the best guitar player you don’t stop challenging yourself after you learn three chords. If you want to be the best chess player, you don’t play people who are not as […]