How to Use Chess Strategy to Up Your Leadership Game
This age-old game is more than just a stimulating hobby. The principles and strategies of chess have ready application in the workplace, particularly for management. Here’s how they can help you become a better business leader.
Why Try to Be Someone Else When You’re Already the Best at Being You?
The world is full of copycats. But they can only go so far in life, until their inauthentic selves are found out and people shut them out. Take a different path and learn how to be the best YOU that you can be.
5 Ways You Should Treat Yourself Like a Business
Think a business is a soulless, money-grubbing institution that has no place in personal development? Think again. Here are 5 ways treating yourself like a business can take your personal life to the next level of fulfillment.
The Top 6 Life-Dominating Lessons
When you think about it, life is simple. Conquering each day is simply about remembering what matters—and where you should focus your energy. Here are 6 steps to get you there.
How a Clean Office Can Boost Productivity
Don’t be fooled into thinking gimmicky hacks will pave the way to greater productivity. Sometimes, all it takes is a cleaner office.
7 Steps to Build Habits of Steel and Beat Procrastination
It may seem like winning your mornings and owning your days is a challenge, but the secret to success lies in building good habits. Here are the 7 steps you need to follow to build the right ones.
It’s Time to Relish Rejection
Enduring an editor’s “no” can be very painful—but it can also open doors to improving your writing and honing your skills as a listener and analyst. The next time you submit your work to a publisher or media outlet, take these tips to heart.
My New Rules of Living
Almost a decade ago, I wrote my 12 Rules for Living, but it’s time I revisited them. Let me show you how to write your own rules, and show you why they matter for your success.
It’s Time to Conquer Your Fear of Criticism
We all have faced moments of harsh criticism—some of it soul-crushing. But there’s a way to cull from that criticism what is important so that you can move ahead and continue to live out your “why.”
4 Steps to Becoming a Master Communicator in Your Business
The path to better communication—at work or at home—is all rooted in the A.C.U.E. process. Commit to this approach and you’ll see your productivity (and relationships) dramatically improve.
[TEST] How Empathetic Are You?
You’re a hard-working employee and you make good money. But how are your relationships doing? This empathy test will show you how readily you understand others—and give you advice on how to become a more considerate, compassionate person.
12 Ways to Get People to Want to Do Business With You
It’s no secret that building a business is about building the right relationships. But how do you attract the right contacts? Here’s a quick 12-step guide to securing the most important professional relationships—and doubling your revenue as a result.