An article in the September 12, 2011 issue of Forbes Magazine caught my eye. The article, titled Volatility Is Your Friend, states, “with a little sense and a lot of guts, you can protect yourself – and, yes, profit – from the stock market’s wild swings. Really.” The exact same thing is true in your career …
We are in a study of Marshall Goldsmith’s excellent book, What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful. Goldsmith identifies four key beliefs that help us become successful. Because these key beliefs are so deeply ingrained in successful people, these beliefs can make it difficult to make necessary changes …
We are in a study of Marshall Goldsmith’s excellent book, What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful. The book is relevant to all healthcare executives who desire even greater success in the future. Goldsmith has a Ph.D in organizational behavior from UCLA and over 30 years of experience …
I continue to be amazed by the number of emails, phone calls, or contacts via business and social networks I receive from people who, according to many of them, “are now networking… looking for a new, better or different job.” Please don’t get me wrong. I am always honored to assist and serve personal and …
How many dead people “show up for work” every morning at your organization? How many dead people show up every morning across America and around the world? They are on the payroll for sure, but you would be hard-pressed to identify an important or significant contribution they have made in the past 3 to 5 …
Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, provided excellent ‘tips for success’ and ‘food for thought’ during a commencement address at Stanford University, one of the world’s leading research and teaching institutions. Jobs’ told his personal story regarding dropping out of Reed College after only 6 months: “I naively chose a college that was almost as expensive …
I am currently studying… note that I did not say just “reading”… a simple book entitled Simplicity is Genius. The short, very much to-the-point book was written by Criswell Freeman and published by Delaney Street Press. Overwhelming information, innovation and distractions are racing toward each of us every day, not unlike a huge tsunami. In fact, …
You may read or hear results, from time to time, regarding national surveys designed to identify “The Happiest People in America.” Numerous credible publishers, as well as regional and national media organizations annually conduct such surveys using a variety of tools, methods and resources. Surprising to many people, the results of these surveys more often than …
Lisa Disbrow, a young successful entrepreneur and mother of two from North Carolina was featured in a recent issue of Inc. Magazine. The article provides detail regarding Lisa’s struggle to balance her personal and professional life, including time and focus on her successful clothing boutiques, given her unfortunate diagnosis, treatment and the increasingly devastating impact …
Aristotle, the renowned Greek philosopher, physician and scientist wrote, “We are what we repeatedly do.” A simple yet profound truth that is ignored billions of times a day by hundreds of millions of people all over the world. We are not what we say, we are not what we intend, we are not what we wish, we are …
An updated version of Timothy Ferriss’s bestselling book, The 4-Hour Workweek, has just been released. In an interview with Inc. Magazine published in the March 2010 addition, Ferriss states, “It’s important not to take the title of my book literally. The objective of the book is to help people regain control of time.” Ferriss defines work …
The Secret Weapon to a Sharper Mind and Better Business… How Exercise Changed My Life. That is the title of an article Mel Robbins wrote for Success Magazine after interviewing Dr. John Ratey. Dr. Ratey is the author of the book, Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain. The interview with Dr. Ratey …
President Abraham Lincoln, during a discussion with one of his aids, told the following story while in The White House: A witness in court in a neighboring county, who, on being asked his age replied, “Sixty.” Being satisfied he was much older, the question was repeated, “The court knows you to be much older than …
Feed, nurture and exercise mind and body… simultaneously for exponential potential and guaranteed results. A winning combination for successful people! John is an avid walker. When home in Dallas, he walks 3 to 5 times a week in an upscale, multi level shopping mall called the Galleria. Typically he walks briskly around the interior perimeter of …
Through the circumstances and trauma of an overbooked, overburdened and overstressed life, quite similar to the lives led by millions of very busy people in this age of 24/7 demands and expectations, Suzy Welch developed “an enhanced thinking system process of sorts, a methodology for getting systematic about things.” She started making her decisions, in …
“Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, ‘Make me feel important.’” Mary Kay Ash, the incredibly successful American businesswoman not only made this statement a million times; she built her entire business around this crucial concept. By consistently living, modeling, mentoring, teaching, preaching and reinforcing …
Seth Godin, the world’s number one marketing blogger wrote the following in a recent blog. “If you own a lot of acres but just have a few bags of seed, you might be tempted to spread out what you’ve got and cover as much territory as you can. Farmers tell me that this is wasteful and …
Have you ever considered planning at least a part of your daily schedule, your priorities and your deadlines based on relationships? If not, why not? Nothing in your personal or professional life is more important than relationships. Nothing will more quickly propel you to greater joy, happiness, fulfillment and success than good, productive relationships. The …
A young attorney/sports agent is attending a seminar in Las Vegas. He is bored with the presentations and he is bored and burned out in his personal and professional life. He has lost his passion for his work and life in general. During a break in the conference, he wonders through a Vegas hotel and …
Are you interested in additional sales, money, promotions, opportunities, happiness, joy, and success (however you define success)? If so, read on, take action, and implement that which will take you to where and who you want to be! Nothing will more dramatically impact your life, earnings, values, contributions, mission, legacy and success than your habits. …