“Just Tell Me What to Do” — Compressing Knowledge Into Directives
Wanting to be successful, I’ve always read every book I thought could help. Even if a book had just one useful insight, it was worth the $20 and my time spent reading and thinking. A few years ago, I realized I was forgetting the lessons I’d learned from past books.…
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Why Mastery is Overrated (Do this instead)
Ask any successful person for career advice and I bet they tell you something like, ‘Pick one thing you’re good at and master it.’ ‘Become the go-to expert in your field and keep practicing that one thing.’ No doubt, that’s good advice. But today I’ll give you one better. In…
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Your Future
Imagine. It is a sunny Sunday morning. You are in your garden, tending to your tomatoes. Gardening is more than just a hobby, it is a reminder of the innocence of your childhood, when there was time to enjoy life, to do things slowly — when you had no cares…
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7 Things to Do In Honor of My Mentor’s Memory
Bill Campbell, known as the “Coach of Silicon Valley,” passed away on Monday, April 18th. I never had a chance to meet this man, as our worlds didn’t cross paths, but he was — and remains — a role model to me. Campbell was a mentor to many of the biggest…
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10 Reasons Why You’ll Never Be the Next Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, or Tim Cook
You want to leave a dent in the universe and you want to make a ton of money doing it. OK, here are 10 things stopping you. [NOTE: I don’t recommend you do any of these things listed. Rather, take this list as your not-to-do directives. At the end of…
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How My Boss Gets — Work — DONE
Craig Ballantyne is my boss and the rumors you hear about him are true. In a recent podcast Craig did with Sean Croxton (best podcast yet, IMO) Croxton says this: “Whenever your name would come up in conversation, it immediately went to, ‘Craig is a BEAST. That guy gets — work —…
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How to Influence People: The Most Overlooked Secret
Anyone can be a leader. Sounds easy, right? It’s not. True leadership is rare, because most people aren’t willing to do the one thing they need to grow their influence. What do the world’s best leaders know that the rest of us don’t? How do you become an influencer without feeling like a…
READ MORE7 Fun Ways to Relax & Overcome Stress
It’s time to chillax – reconnect, calm your mind, and boost the spirit of playfulness. Here Are 7 Fun Ways to De-Stress: Dance Around: moving to the beat is one of the most fun ways to reduce stress, cut loose and get those feel-good biochemicals pumping. So groove, jam or…
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How to Keep Your Best Employees from Leaving
Wednesday night, basketball history was made when Kobe Bryant became the oldest NBA player to score 60 points in an NBA game. It also happened to be Kobe Bryant’s last game on the hard court — capping off a 20-year career with The Los Angeles Lakers. A quick Google search reveals…
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Why You Can Never “Get” Expert Status In Your Marketplace
Most of the assets “expert advisors” seek out in the marketplace aren’t really items that can be “gotten.” Take, for example, trust, credibility, authority, and expert status. These things aren’t treasures to be seized. These treasure are gifts that must be given to you. So let’s say you want to…
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The #1 Management Mistake
A friend of mine is an executive for an organization with global reach. He is intelligent and driven, but constantly distracted. At any given time he will have Twitter, Gmail, Facebook and multiple IM conversations going. The majority of them are useful in some way. Yet, in the back of his mind,…
READ MOREHow to Make Confidence a Reality
“Self-confidence” strikes different chords in different people. Depending on your personal relationship to the phrase, your mind may paint a picture of a weak, insecure person or an overbearing egomaniac. But being confident is nothing more than recognizing your own unique gifts and abilities and being okay with letting them…
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