Turning Good Intentions into Reality in Your Career, Business and Life
You have this great idea, product or service that often consumes your waking hours…
You have a burning passion to share it with those who you know you can help…
You can visualize yourself finding joy and fulfillment if you move forward…
But, you just can’t bring yourself to take the big step to launch. [Read more…] about How to Overcome the Fear of Launching
“I launch every day.”
Sid Mashburn
As a baseball fan, there’s nothing quite like the hope of Opening Day. It’s much like Christmas morning with thoughts of the World Series dancing like sugar plums in everyone’s heads.
Sure, Opening Day is important. No one wants to lose on Opening Day. But the reality is that Opening Day isn’t as important as every day. [Read more…] about Opening Day Isn’t As Important as Every Day
We’ve talked before about how important is is for leaders to have the mindset of learners. Each year, Shane, David and I have dedicate a few days to go on a learning tour. A learning tour is usually a site visit where we talk with people from organizations we admire. A few years ago, we had the opportunity to visit the Facebook headquarters in California. A friend of ours worked there and gave us a tour of the campus and shared valuable insights into the culture there. [Read more…] about Get Out of Your Office: 6 Things We Learned from Facebook
“Failure is a friend.”
That sounds good (and it has the potential to be true) but failure rarely feels good. How do you leverage failure and turn it into an asset? What do you do if nobody likes the product? [Read more…] about 5 Ways to Bounce Back from Failure
It’s not enough to have a great idea.
You must be able to clearly communicate why the idea is good. [Read more…] about Is My Pitch Sticky?
“The Coca-Cola Company has a board and they’re just selling sugar water. Shouldn’t we all have advisory boards?”
I’ll never forget one of my mentors asking me this question. It was a pivotal moment. [Read more…] about Next Level Success: Start a Personal Advisory Board
