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 […]
There are as many stories about the origins of Memorial Day as there are different states, counties, ethnicities, races and cultures. The only thing we thought we knew for sure was that it was once called Decoration Day, celebrated on May 30th and began in 1866 when people honored the country’s hero soldiers […]
“The most influential and frequent voice you hear is your inner-voice. It can work in your favor or against you, depending on what you listen to and act upon.” – Maddy Malhotra We know the words by heart. We’ve heard them all our lives. “We can be our best friend or our worst enemy.” In […]
“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. […]
“The guy who invented the first wheel was an idiot. The guy who invented the other three, he was a genius.” – Sid Caesar So much of what we take for granted today, were innovations in their time. The printing press. A means of disseminating information and knowledge to the masses. It literally brought […]
“We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” – Albert Einstein We’ve become a society raised on convenience, expediency and expected outcomes. That applies both to our businesses and in our personal lives. While it’s nifty to have information at our fingertips, we’ve forgotten how […]
“Courage faces fear and thereby masters it… Courageous men never lose the zest for living even through their life situation is zestless…We must constantly build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. It’s a good day to talk about courage. When we talk about heroes, like Martin […]
“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” – Alan Kay A few short weeks ago, I encouraged you to think BIG. I believe in that. It’s a healthy thing to do. It encourages growth and opens up the door to opportunity. I hope at least some of you have […]
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt Rome wasn’t built in a day. The Panama Canal wasn’t either. It took 33 years, and Teddy Roosevelt to make it happen – and against all odds, I might add. The Panama Canal, like everything else, started with a vision. Something that not only […]