Wait. Can you do it yourself?
Folks, if you're a "success coach" shouldn't you be, well, sort of, successful? If you're a "life coach," I'd think you need to, uh, have a life? If you're a branding expert, shouldn't you have a really strong brand? If you're
Thinking Big
Think big. If you want big projects, big buyers, big notice—think big. I was asked recently for a donation for plans for an arts group. I'll make a small donation, but not a larger one because they weren't thinking big
Lifestorming
Last week, while in New York City, I broadcast my first-ever Facebook Live to talk about the release of my new book, Lifestorming, written with Marshall Goldsmith. It’s a very important book for people who seek to take control of their life,
How Do You Feel About This?
"How should I feel about this?" I'm often asked. "How do you feel?" I ask in return. The point is that whatever you feel is valid. There are no "right and wrong" feelings against which to compare yourself. Whatever you feel is
Power Up
I define "empowerment" as the ability to make decisions which influence the outcome of your work. In organizational settings, some people are disempowered by management, or politics, or structure. However, as entrepreneurs, we empower or disempower ourselves. For some people that's
Pulling the Trigger
I've dealt with a lot of people with great intentions, but who can't "pull the trigger." Their eye is on the target, the weapon is in fine shape, and the conditions are ideal. But they don't fire. They don't sign up
A “Typical” Day
I've been requested to describe a typical day. When I'm home, and not traveling, it looks like this: • Arise around 6 • Quick bowl of cereal, shared with the dogs. • If non-workout day, take the dogs for coffee and biscuits. If
Once An Accident, Twice A Coincidence, Three Times A Pattern
Find the cause of your success and failures. Correlation is certainly not cause, and neither is coincidence. My dogs paw a door they want opened. The door is only opened when I'm around and going where they want to go. An occasional
Mixed Media Effect
Marshall McLuhan wrote about someone with expertise in one area being seen by others as (or actually claiming to be) expert in all areas. Hence, Barbra Streisand's constant political harangues, causing the opposing sentiment, Shut Up and Sing. We saw it again
What If It’s Not “This or That,” But Both?
Folks, let's understand that seldom does one advance in any area replace all that went before it. We still don't have a checkless society, nor paperless offices. We continue to use propeller-driven planes. Radio, even AM radio, has not disappeared.