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Show Me Your Friends and I’ll Show You Your Future
Every so often, you hear a quote that changes your whole perspective. This one did that for me several years ago: “You are the average of the top 5 people you spend the most time with.” –Jim Rohn Stop and reflect for just a moment—Who is in your top five? How is this...
Change Your Definition of Success
“Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to do your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.”–John Wooden (1910-2010) John Robert Wooden was hired by UCLA as the head basketball coach in 1948....
Develop the Essential Life Skill of Apologizing
“When we look back at major rifts in life’s relationships, often it is because one person could not swallow their pride and just apologize for something. Apologizing changes relationships.” –Marshall Goldsmith, Executive Coach I recently had a bad experience with an...
Blindsight: How To Know Things About Yourself That You Don’t Know
“Know Thyself.” –Socrates A colleague of mine recently shared a story with me. A few years ago she was working in a key leadership position for the president of her company—we’ll call him Steve. She was eager and excited about her new role. But several months in, she...
Experience Is Not The Same As Expertise
“I neither know, nor think that I know.” –Socrates According to historical legend, this is the response Socrates gave when the Oracle of Delphi asked why he was considered the wisest person of his time. Plato, the student of Socrates, recorded this story in his famed...
Reduce Organizational Friction, Remove Things People Hate
*Photo of Matt Hamilton Olympic Gold Medalist The Olympic sport of curling must be one of the most bizarre sports ever invented. Every time I see it on TV, I think to myself, how does someone get into this? Especially if they are the person with the scrubbing tool!...
Grow Grit!
"It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up." –Babe Ruth Today we will be talking about one of the most important character traits you can ever develop for life. You need it, your kids need it, and you cannot be a great leader without it. And we especially need it...
