“Here’s the magical rule: If you want to take discipline and smart thinking to a whole different level – and thus achieve better results – say no to the things that don’t matter the most.” In today’s fast-paced world, we are presented with opportunities almost every waking minute. Messages, products, emails, phone calls, offers, meetings, and activities bombard…
Authentic gratitude in business will go a long way. Are you happy about what you’ve achieved? What are you grateful for? Being grateful enables you to remember how fortunate and blessed you are, and gratitude impacts the way you view life. Successful leaders regularly express gratitude for the positive things in their lives. Some even…
Stop making excuses and get it done! Quite simply, the difference between successful and unsuccessful people is that successful people achieve predetermined results. You cannot execute, achieve, and make results happen without being really clear about what you want. In 1899, Elbert Hubbard wrote a best-selling inspirational essay that so clearly captures the essence of…
You’re probably energized and often full of ideas, right? High achievers are doers and creators. We like to create new things, and that energy often leads to a domino effect where we create, inspire, and motivate the lives around us and continually draw people into our world. But then the inevitable occurs as that world…
Being a person who connects the dots is valuable and powerful, because they make things happen. Being a connector is a way to bring unforeseen value to other people, as well as to yourself. It’s really natural for some, and others may need to put thinking power to this distinction. It is about influence. Every…
Are you as strategic as you could be? Helping people get more of the results they want by being more strategic in every area of their lives, both personally and professionally, is an everyday occurrence for me. Being more strategic (or, in other words, thinking smarter) is a powerful concept. Youcan be more strategic about…
Every day something changes in our lives, be it personal or professional. As leaders, especially those that may not have a ton of leadership experience, or perhaps a ton of life experience at this point, we need to ask ourselves: “How well do I manage change: As an individual? As a leader? What is the…
As high achievers in leadership roles, we sometimes sense that things could and should be done faster, but our organizational culture operates with reduced expectations and accepts less-than-superior results. The culture in this case would be defined as “low energy,” when, in fact, it is “high energy” that gets things done, and gets them done…
As high achievers in leadership roles, we sometimes sense that things could and should be done faster, but our organizational culture operates with reduced expectations and accepts less-than-superior results. The culture in this case would be defined as “low energy,” when, in fact, it is “high energy” that gets things done, and gets them done…
Junk can fill a home just as easily as valuable possessions. Obviously, surrounding oneself with beautiful furniture is more effective for creating a happy, successful life than the smelly garbage we remove from our homes when the container is full. Studies show that successful people have similar habits, and the same can be said of…