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It’s never too late to break the cycle and make a full recovery. I’ve written before about the importance of ruthlessly prioritizing to find as much success as possible in your career. The paradox is that, by doing less, you achieve more. Do less of the noise to get to …

Statistically, founding a startup is tough–especially for younger entrepreneurs. Here are four tips to help younger founders get there. Being an entrepreneur can be tough even when you have years of experience under your belt. And most do–according to the non-profit think tank, the Kauffman Foundation, the average of a …

This article is a longer version of a piece I originally wrote for Inc. Magazine and on my blog. I have traveled a lot over my career–it is often an every-week situation with two to four flights, hours of driving, multiple hotels in the same week, early mornings and late …

Human nature makes change hard to deal with for any employee, but you can overcome that and lead your team forward. Have you ever been given a short cut from your normal route only to feel like it took much longer than your normal route? Have you looked at the …

Creating a clear mental image of your ultimate goal allows you to map all the steps you need to take. The night before I started writing my first book, I was on a call with a mentor I’ve turned to for advice and guidance. He asked me about my ultimate …

Success depends on more than confidence–you need to see the challenges, adapt, and move forward. Back in 2013, The New Yorker published a piece about a number of studies showing that startup founders are notoriously overconfident, and how this was crucial for their success. My Inc.com colleague Geoffrey James responded with a great article with five steps …

Taking action before it’s forced to could be a smart move for Apple. Here’s why it isn’t. Just as the public attention to “Battery-gate” was dying down (or is it?), Apple faced yet another controversy that has yet to earn a “-gate” name. Two large, institutional investors publicly called for …

Learn the surprising reason doing less actually helps you achieve more and get farther in your career. If you said the biggest thing standing in the way of a company’s success is its competition, you’d be wrong. In fact, it is the daily ‘stuff’ that flies at you, demanding to get done as …

How to Break the Cycle of Negative Self-Talk That’s Holding You Back in Your Career I spent one third of my career as a management consultant. It was a great experience filled with a lot of learning and a lot of tough moments, too. That means I was paid to …

Building your social media brand is not about tricks and tools. It’s about these 4 things. I published my first book last March, which was an amazing achievement and the culmination of almost a year and a half of serious effort. The effort to successfully promote it can be even greater than to write …