A Matter of Perspective
Sometimes all we need to do is change our perspective. By changing your perspective, a square becomes a diamond, and a negative becomes a positive. By changing your perspective, an enemy becomes a friend. By choosing to change our point of view we can change our situation and our life forever. Life often is a matter of perspective. In college, […]
Why Do We Say “Seizing Opportunity”?
Why do we say “seize the opportunity” when we could say something like, “go pick up some opportunity”? Probably for the same reason we say “seize the day.” Why must we “seize” both opportunities and days? Read on and lets find out! Opportunities don’t come around all that often. If they did, if opportunities could […]
If Actions Dictate Results, Where Are You Going?
Take a look at your activity today, this week, this month and over the past year. What does your activity say about you? What does it say about where you are going? If you were to see the actions on the following list, where would you think this person was going? Eats a cheeseburger with […]
What If We Embraced The Change
We spend so much time trying to keep things the way they are, the way the were. We try our best to fight having to learn something new, try something different or do anything with which we’re not familiar. What if we embraced the change? If you’re like me you get comfortable. I get comfortable […]
A Year of Growth – Year 1
I’ve grown a lot over the past year. I’ve learned so much and connected with so many people. I’ve grown, in part, because of readers like you. I asked my wife Ashley what I should call my anniversary article and she suggested, “A Year of Growth.” That title fits so perfectly, which is no surprise […]
When You’re Young: 9 Things to Do When You’re New
Being the youngest person on the team or at work can be difficult. Once upon a time I was the youngest, I’ve had friends who’ve joined teams as the youngest, and we’ve all been the newest at least once in our life if not the youngest too. From my experience, when you’re the youngest or […]
What Do Runways, On-Ramps and Personal Growth Have in Common?
What do runways, on-ramps, and personal growth have in common? Probably more than you think! Runways, on-ramps, and personal growth are related because: All three are a build-up process All three require significant energy to get moving All three symbolize something harder to start than to maintain All three are necessary to reach our goals […]
5 Tips to Starting a Successful Book Club
Over the past few months, I’ve been leading two book clubs. My first and largest group is made up of peers, leaders within my organization, and just recently, a leader from a separate company altogether. We meet Mondays, over lunch, so we can start the week off in the right direction. The second book club […]
Should I Have a Social Strategy?
What do you think about social media? Do you see being social as just a fun activity? Or is it something you only do when you have spare time? I always try to be intentional about what I do, especially with my own development, so I asked myself, “Should I have a social strategy?” Whether you’re […]
Why Your Attitude Could Be Holding You Back
Everyone has an attitude. Some are good, some are bad; others inspire and others discourage. Could your attitude be holding you back? Whenever you walk down the hall at work, do you ever notice how people are talking? I’m not saying you should eavesdrop on your peers, but do you notice how people communicate? Body language is something all […]
Stuck in a Rut? What to Do to Pull Yourself Out of a Slump
Are you stuck in a rut? If you’ve ever looked at your life and wondered how you got to where you are, and feel like you’re struggling to get anywhere, read on and post your comments below. Loosely defined as a fixed or established mode or course of life, a rut is normally associated with being in a “lull” […]
Do You Know Your True Worth? How to Realize the Value in Your Potential
Have you ever thought about your true worth? Have you ever even heard of “true worth”? True worth is something Dale Carnegie briefly mentions in his 1936 best seller, How To Win Friends and Influence People. Though Carnegie didn’t expand on this concept, it sparked an idea in my head, and I wanted to discuss […]
Online Personal Branding
A few weeks ago we looked at personal branding. We examined what personal branding is and how it can help or hurt you and we looked at a case study of Coca-Cola and how they’ve evolved their brand over the last 100+ years. What I’d like to look at today is Online Personal Branding. You may or […]
Taking Your Career Seriously
“No one will ever take your career more seriously than you do”. Does that sound familiar? I still don’t know who told me that, but it is something that I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. I think it’s great advice and worth sharing again with all of the readers of this site. Similar to what […]
