“Which is more important as a leader, to work alone or to work in groups?” I heard that question asked of a panel of business leaders last week. The panelists all answered something like “in this day and age you have to be able to work in groups. That’s where you get everything done” with some acknowledgment that you had to…
Motivation
Good Habits and Rituals to Keep Your Relationship Intact as You Build Your Business
Habits are easy to form. It’s the good habits which can be difficult to create, especially when it is requiring the mindset to go in a different direction than it’s use to. Here’s a quick challenge to show you what I mean by this: clasp your hands and fingers together. Take note as to which thumb is on top. Now…
Successful Behavior Comes from Little Tricks More Than Lofty Ideals
There is a one-hundred percent chance I will work out this morning. It’s raining. I’m cold. I’m hungry. I have a lot of work to do. I have emails to catch up on. So many distractions. How do I know I’m going to exercise? Because I put on the lycra shorts I wear when I row on the rowing machine and every time…
Discipline – The Art of Being a Disciple of Greatness
When most of us hear the word discipline, we cringe. It’s not because we don’t want to succeed or that we don’t want to reach a goal. The issue lies in our association with the word- the emotional attachment to how we were punished in childhood for misbehaving. In coaching new entrepreneurs, I find a sticky belief and heavy resistance to…
The Planning Process – How to Make Sure You’re Heading in the Right Direction to Reach Your Goals
Are you on track to reach your goals this year? We all start new years with goals in mind and then at the end of the year, we find out that we didn’t achieve anything. Embarrassing, right? We start the next year with full determination to reach our goal this time. And guess what happens? We don’t accomplish anything meaningful….
What Your Entrepreneur Partner Needs From You
The best way to know what your Entrepreneur partner needs from you is to ask. However, there are times when he or she may not be available or maybe your partner thinks you should already know and won’t tell you. Then there are those moments when maybe you’re still learning each other and you’re not sure exactly what you should…
A Public Service Announcement for All High School Graduates
Dear graduates, today I come to you to talk about an important phase of your life that you are about to embark on. While this could or technically should be about whether or not college is right for you, I have already written enough about that. Instead, I would rather chat about the importance of understanding why things happen, something especially…