In a past article I talked about meeting with the people who energize you and the people who exhaust you. My advice was to meet with as many of the former as you can and with as few of the latter as possible, but what do you do when you have to meet with too […]
While most people probably know that Alexander Graham Bell is credited with inventing the telephone, a lot fewer people will know that a man named Elisha Gray from Barnesville, Ohio actually documented the idea for the telephone in his journal almost a full month prior to Bell’s first sketch of his invention. However, Gray’s business […]
Whether it’s your daily workplace or your annual vacation getaway — sometimes your surroundings can make you feel out of sync with your body and mind. Being able to adapt your environment to meet your needs of the moment can make a your day more productive, be the salvation of your vacation, and maybe even […]
It might not always be obvious, but there is a solution to your problem. Always. Ever go hiking in the woods and come across a river? I guarantee you there is a way across — it just might not (probably won’t) look like a traditional bridge. There might be a fallen log you’ll need to […]
When people tell you to “spread your wings” they are usually talking about an opportunity to try something new in order to gain experience and become more confident in your abilities — and this is absolutely accurate and true. Taking advantage of an occasion to spread your wings also (sometimes quite literally) stretches you in […]
Every time you convince yourself that you’re no good at something, or that your efforts will fail, or that no one could possibly be interested in that new project you’re developing, your adding bars to your own prison cell. Each fatalistic, negative comment builds the stone walls of your prison higher and higher. Train yourself […]
Who gets your ranking as Greatest Of All Time athlete? What about greatest author? Greatest inventor? Greatest actor? Philosopher? Civic leader? How about the greatest leader in your industry? The Greatest Of All Time in your own field/business role? Did you name yourself? Would someone else name you? Why not? What criteria do you think […]