The High Cost of White-Collar Waste
Great leaders not only get the most from available resources, they re-create, reinvent, reawake, renew, empower, and transform resources. The leader, after all, is in the best position to eliminate or proliferate wasteful practices — to make the organization more fit, profitable, and fruitful or more indulgent, ineffective, barren. Yes,…
READ MOREFollowing A Goal Setting Program
Dear ETR reader, Back in January I wrote you about ETR’s editor Charlie. He was new on the job and working as hard as he could – but still felt overwhelmed. It’s not surprising… my philosophy is to have new hires “hit the ground running”. Among other things, it…
READ MOREWant Better Kids? Stop Chauffeuring Them Around!
My wife and I were once “abusive” to our children. It occurred in the early years of our parenting. Convinced that we could raise the perfect children, we spent almost all our spare time enrolling them in educational and sporting activities, chauffeuring them around to their various lessons and practices,…
READ MOREReal-Life Ambition
I believe there is only one inherent character trait that is essential for effective leadership: ambition. You may not think of yourself as ambitious, but relax. Even the saintly Gandhi had ambition. When asked why he had abandoned a successful law career (and a well-cushioned lifestyle) to pursue a risky,…
READ MOREMr. X Book
Dear ETR reader, I recently heard about an event, scheduled for this Tuesday, the 27th, that I believe can make a powerful and important difference in your life, your prosperity, and your financial independence. You’ve heard of Jay Abraham, he’s a contributor for ETR. He’s one of the most successful…
READ MOREHow Successful People Use Their Spare Time
Jack and Jill live in the same apartment building and work in the same office. They both wake up at 7 a.m., shower, have breakfast, and get to work by 8 a.m. It is at this point that their habits diverge. From 8:00 until 9:00 (when the rest of the…
READ MOREFive Key Rules for Effective Writing
The biggest writing mistake novice writers make is thinking that it’s all about words, style, grammar, or cleverness. It’s not. It’s all about communicating good ideas . . . clearly. At a seminar I attended at Agora Publishing last month, I learned what one $110 million company knows about good…
READ MORECharlie’s Personal Productivity Problem
Ann, the executive who runs most of my businesses as well as my personal schedule, has so far refused all of my pleas to follow the ETR personal planning and productivity systems. She is very happy, she tells me, with her pad of lined paper and her scribbled notes (which…
READ MORE10 Things You Can Do This Year to Be a Better and Happier Person
The secret to substantial and enduring happiness, I have discovered, has nothing to do with putting yourself first, nurturing your inner child, or any of the many other forms of narcissism so popular among today’s pop psychologists. As someone who has spent too much time in the vain (and I…
READ MORE#9 for the New Year: To Develop the Personal “You”
Today, let’s talk about the personal “you.” The “you” that you are when no one is looking. The person you turn into when you are by yourself. Who is that person — and, more importantly, who do you want that person to be? Let’s make some resolutions about that…
READ MORE#8 for the New Year: To Continue to Build Your Network of Support
Never underestimate the value of good contacts. Having a powerful Rolodex can make the difference between success and failure, happiness and frustration. That’s how it’s been for me. All the successes I’ve had in my life — the businesses I’ve built, the projects I’ve accomplished, even my social achievements —…
READ MOREGet There Quicker With Your Own Personal Mentor
Dear ETR reader, I see zombies everyday. No, I don’t mean the kind seen by the kid in the brilliant movie, The Sixth Sense. I’m talking about the millions of people whose eyes are open but whose minds and hearts are closed… who have no idea what they’re living for……
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