Are you tired of feeling stressed out? One of the most frequent complaints I hear involves the word “STRESS.” It usually goes something like, “I am just so stressed out with everything I have to do.” As a business owner, I could easily say, “I sympathize with...
If I ask you the question, “What is the most important thing in your life?” what would you answer?
My goal is to get you to reevaluate everything from your role in your business to your personal relationships and everything in between.
While I started off with a quote from a...
I’m not sure how long ago it happened. I cannot tell you exactly what it was that prompted it. It may have been something that happened to me, or it may have been something I read or heard. This much I do know: It dramatically changed my life forever. Since discovering this secret, nothing...
Do you have integrity?
It sounds like an easy question with an easy answer until you really stop to think about integrity. Most of the world lacks true integrity, but once you understand how to develop true integrity, you can stand out.
The word “integrity” comes from the Latin...
Sometimes, I’m an ass, but not as much as I used to be. I hurt people’s feelings. I’m impatient. I’m not a good listener. I don’t try as hard as I should. These are all true. At the same time, I’m so much better than I was ten years ago, and...
“Am I flexible enough to change my mind and accept feedback?”
This was a question in my The Daily Stoic Journal that’s had me thinking. It couldn’t have come at a more crucial time in our business. We are in the middle of making considerable changes...
Why do we judge others on what they do and judge ourselves on our intentions?
It’s a great question and applies both to the things we do that we shouldn’t have and the things we should have done that we don’t.
For example, Mary is late to work every day. We judge her based on...
If you’re the smartest person in the room, you’re in the wrong room…
The one thing that I have been able to do over the last 20 years is to learn how to surround myself with people truly smarter than I am. I know a lot of people talk about this, and a lot of people say...
I’ve discovered that the number one is the worst number in business. You don’t want to only have one product line or one customer. You don’t want to have only one source of revenue or be on only one network. We get ourselves in the most trouble however, when we have one...
The first of the year has come and gone. You may not yet have set any new goals. It’s ok. It’s not too late, but don’t wait much longer to try to make this year incredible. Ask yourself the following questions:
- What 5 things, if I did them this year, would make this...
The quality of our lives is directly proportional to the habits we have. Our entire lives are based on our habits. We have all kinds of habits, from what time we get up in the morning, to the way we brush our teeth, to how often we work out. Habits run our lives. In fact, they run our lives so...
In The Decision Maker, Dennis Bakke argues that in most organizations the leaders make the decisions. After all, they are the people most equipped to make the decisions, right? Dennis challenges that thought, and I’m going to ask you to do the same. Who in your...
