Tune in for the first in a series of videos highlighting select strengths of some of the most successful and influential people in the world—presidents of the United States of America. In this week’s video I share a story about a young West Point cadet and an ordinary yet significant event that impacted the rest of his life. Click to hear how one young man learned a valuable lesson, and how what he learned grew to become one of his greatest strengths.
...I, like many people, believe in the priceless value of maintaining good health and physical strength through exercise. Throughout my life I have reaped many benefits from staying active and engaging in strength-training exercises. But no matter how faithful I am to an exercise regime, the inevitable reality is that my strength will eventually …
I have long believed in the wisdom of learning from highly successful, world-class leaders and achievers. If you really want to achieve greater success, why not study and learn from those who’ve gone before? Why not look at their habits and glean insight from their experiences? One such world-class achiever is internet entrepreneur Jeff Walker. …
This week’s article is a guest post by Emily Sirkel, my writing partner and the COO of the Dan Nielsen Company. The late Zig Ziglar once said, “You never know when one kind act, or one word of encouragement, can change a life forever.” What beautiful truth is wrapped up in that …
There is new evidence that healthy-looking people are perceived as better leaders. Healthy people are perceived as better leaders, even over intelligent-looking people. A recent article on the Harvard Business Review blog states the following: “The evidence comes from a study led by Brian Spisak at VU University of Amsterdam and published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. The study asked …
Regardless of who you are, where you are, what you are or what you may become, this principle is indisputable, universal and eternal: you become what you think about! Absolutely, categorically, without question or exception, you become what you think about! During this holiday season, and throughout all of 2015 and beyond, why …
As the two-hour flight got underway, Christy waited anxiously for the flight attendants to begin passing out refreshments. Deep, stabbing hunger pains radiated through her stomach. Her hand automatically went to her belly and she rubbed the little baby bump that was just beginning to be noticeable now that she was in her second trimester. …
I have written about it several times over the years, but it’s a topic I keep coming back to because I believe in it so strongly. This time of year, especially with Thanksgiving just gone by, I am reminded more than ever how very important it is to be grateful. The incredible positive effects …
This week I celebrate my birthday. No, I won’t tell you which one. Let’s just say I stopped counting a long time ago! While occasionally a creaky knee or glance in the mirror reminds me of my age, most of the time I feel decades younger than I really am. You could say I’m young …
“We need to be as strategic with ourselves as we are with our careers and our businesses. We need to pace ourselves, nurture ourselves, and give ourselves fuel to explore, thrive, and perform.” This critical, life-long truth comes from chapter 8 of the book titled Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit Of Less by Greg McKeown. The author provides …
Most of us have some degree of “people-pleaser” in our personality. Even if you don’t worry too much about making everyone happy, it’s likely—at least subconsciously—that you care about how others perceive you. It may be a bit backwards, but if we are honest with ourselves, sometimes as much as we desire to be …