No one on earth loves me more than my wife. And, no one else on earth is more willing to call me out when...
Read MoreI found this to be an extremely useful question. If I say I want to bring value to other peoples lives and I'm not able to answer this question in a way that I'm proud of, I'm failing.
Read MoreKnowing what you don't want is as valuable as knowing what you do. This truth presents me with an opportunity...
Read MoreWhen a cashier says, "Have a nice day", I say, "Don't tell me what to do"...
Read MoreIt seems like everywhere I go there's a new or different mentorship program. Almost all of them have one thing in common, they're worthless. I often wonder why they're such a focus on mentorship and virtually no focus on...
Read MoreEducation is important. Education is useful. But, getting a degree and not making a difference is...
Read MoreHave you ever wondered if you were leadership material?
Recently, I had the opportunity to help a group of independent retailers navigate the question of leadership.
Read MoreWhen I was a kid, my grandfather taught me that value was a mathematical equation. This was his theory: In business if you buy something for a dollar you should try to sell it for two dollars. But, if you want to make it valuable to someone else you should buy it for...
Read MoreBeing authentic means doing scary stuff. It means putting yourself out there and being willing to live with the consequences. It means getting hurt, rejected, and at times...
Read MoreMany people think that leadership is something that you do to people who are below you. It's not. Leadership is something that you do FOR everyone around you. You don't need a title or authority to be a leader. If you desire to demonstrate true authentic leadership, here are a few things to consider:
Read MoreI commonly lie to myself. I pretend that some of the choices I make are out of my control. I pretended I don't have a choice to be irritated by other people's actions. I deceive myself into believing that other people control my circumstances.
Read MoreI believed Dominique Wilkins had more rebounds in that particular season and my friend believed it was Michael Jordan. This was before the iPhone, so we couldn't just reach into our pockets and find the answer, so we argued for a while. Later that day,
Read MoreIt's easy to give advice. It's also easy to fall into the trap of advice hypocrisy. That place where you stand on the outside and judge others for what they do and never consider taking your own...
Read MoreDissatisfied with Twitter because you don't know how to get more followers? Dude, you're doing it wrong.
Read MoreWhen someone says you can't do something, this is what they are really saying...
Read MorePeople like winners but they connect with those who have the courage to admit their...
Read MoreI recently had the honor to talk to Michael...
Read MoreWhat if you woke up in the morning and you were your mentor?
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