Leaders come in all shapes and sizes, and there are many styles of leadership. Yet, very few people are actually born to lead. Those who are, are the exceptions. But while there are literally thousands of leadership courses available, leadership can’t really be taught. Rather, it’s something that must be learned. There’s a big difference, […]
“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.” – Booker T. Washington While we all want to succeed, we know success is a process, and not an outcome. If we achieve it once, we know we haven’t found […]
When the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, the estimated population of this country was 2.5 million spread across 13 colonies. Today, our fifty states have an estimated population of 319 million, and 2.5 million is about equal to the population of Chicago. Amazing, isn’t it. And it all started because a bunch […]
It’s been a more than couple of decades now, since the world was introduced to a novel concept: ‘do what you love and the money will follow.’ How liberating! Finally, permission to leave your hum drum job, bad company, rotten manager and follow your bliss. Actually strike out on your own, do something you’ve always […]
How many of you remember when a parent, or aunt or uncle asked you, ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ Do you remember what you said? Did that answer change as you got older? How many times? Like the majority of us, what want to be is determined […]
“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” -Zig Ziglar You have a vision. You know what your world would look like when you achieve it. It’s out there waiting for you. All that good stuff. Maybe some of you have picked […]
“The only thing worse than starting something and failing… is not starting something.” – Seth Godin You didn’t start your business to maintain the status quo. You started it because you wanted to make a difference. But now that it’s been up and running for a while and actually making money, you find […]
I realized the other day that I never met a successful person who had a bad attitude, or lacked confidence. In fact, their entire worlds seemed more positive than most – and infinitely happier. It made me wonder which came first – the success, the positive attitude or the confidence? I couldn’t attribute it […]
“You can have anything you want in life if you dress for it.” – Edith Head Before you even open your mouth, people make assumptions about you. Is it fair? Of course not. Is it true? Maybe. Maybe not. What are you wearing? If ‘seeing is believing,’ how you dress defines how […]
“Live in your hopes and not in your fears.” – Johnny Majors Did you know that while statistically 90% of startups fail, the 10% that succeed all seem to have one major thing in common? An overconfident leader. The term overconfident though seems to have a lot of negative connotations associated with it. […]