When I was writing my book, Do a Day, I had written a fairly long and, let’s just say, impassioned section on drinking alcohol. It was a bit of an aside that took the chapter down a path of less coherence and strength, and my editor rightly suggested taking it …
Read More »3 Simple Secrets to Help You Get Fit While Traveling for Business
Think being a road warrior means you cannot be in shape? Follow these three principles to stay healthy no matter how much you travel. I’ve traveled a lot over my career. It’s often an every-week situation with two to four flights, hours of driving, multiple hotels, early mornings and late …
Read More »Advocating for Yourself Can Make or Break Your Startup (And Save Your Life). Here’s How
There’s a surprising lesson I learned from having a lot of surgery that helped with fundraising for a startup–find out the lesson to help your business. I, like many other people, have had surgery. Unlike many people I have had surgery 15 times. People always ask me what they were for, and …
Read More »Warren Buffett’s Success Isn’t Just Due to His Money Skills–It’s Because He Stays Calm
How Warren Buffett consistently finds success regardless of the ups and downs of the world. Let’s talk about Buddhism. Buddhism is about letting go of attachment to behaviors, people, situation, things–all of it. Good or bad, mean or nice–none of it matters. Instead, Buddhists use mindfulness to focus on the here and …
Read More »Watch Me on Unbreakable Success
Watch the interview I did on the Unbreakable Success podcast with Aaron Keith Hawkins…raw, uncut, behind the scenes! This is one of my favorite connections with one of my new favorite people. Special discount offer in the episode, so be sure to watch to get $4 off Do a Day!
Read More »I Spent 1 Year Working for a Terrible Boss. It Taught Me a Lot About Leadership
Despite all you may be subjected to, there is real value in working for a bad boss if you want to become a great one. Once upon a time, I had a bad boss. A terrible boss. An insecure, mean, vengeful boss. She liked to drop offensive and demeaning comments …
Read More »Forget SMART Goals. It’s Time for SMARTER Goals
Move beyond the common approach of SMART goals to achieve lasting success for the rest of your life. There’s a popular construct for setting meaningful goals that set you up for success. You may have heard of it or seen it in an annual performance review. It’s called, “SMART,” and it stands for: …
Read More »Can’t Figure Out What to Do With Your Life? 4 Questions to Ask Yourself to Find the Right Job
Learn how to find the right career path by figuring out why you’re walking that path in the first place. When I work with people on their careers, they usually start off feeling lost. They want to do something else in their career, but don’t know what it is or …
Read More »Paralyzed by Fear of Failure? Here’s How to Break Free & Succeed
Ever made a mistake in business or been afraid of failing in your career? Free yourself from the past and future to unlock success in the present. Have you ever made a mistake in business? Have you ever been afraid of failing in your career?Whether living with the self-judgment of …
Read More »The 4 Ingredients of Motivation You Need to Succeed
People go after big goals only to lose their drive or fail. Why? They lack real motivation. Learn the ingredients to find yours. A lot of people go after goals in business or in life only to find themselves not making progress and losing their drive. Think of all the …
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