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Team Building Exercise: “Here’s What You Need to Know To Influence Me”
Team Building Exercise: “Here’s what you need to know about me in order to influence me.” -These are the things that drive me crazy. -These…
November 5, 2015
Were You Born with Drive or Did it Develop?
A student asked me this variation on the old nature v. nurture question recently. The short answer is that drive rarely just “develops” on its…
October 29, 2015
Ten Qualities of a Leader
1.) Intelligent Initiative (Anyone can yell charge, can you pick the right moment? Prepare your troops properly? Train? Motivate?) 2.) Commitment to Continuous Improvement 3.)…
October 27, 2015
Why You Failed and They Succeeded
Some say they will believe it when they see it; Truth is that you will never SEE it until you BELIEVE it i.e. you will…
October 15, 2015
It’s Not Discipline…
It’s not discipline; it’s simply being smart about what we really want and being intelligent about how to really love and take care of ourselves.…
October 1, 2015
Getting UnHooked from a Negative Shenpa
Shenpa is a Tibetan word that literally translates as “attachment”. In the philosophy of Buddhism (see footnote) all our suffering comes from our unwillingness to…
September 24, 2015
7 Surefire Ways to Get Depressed FAST!
1) Reflexively Discount Positives: Treat as trifling the good things in your life that you or others do. “It’s their job to do it right.” or…
September 17, 2015
Per Ardua ad Astra
“Per Ardua ad Astra” is the motto of the RAF, the British Royal Air Force, which ensured the survival of the United Kingdom by defeating…
August 18, 2015
Mentor’s Reply to Young Entrepreneur’s Questions
1. What do you think separated you from your fellow investor colleagues and friends in terms of your exponential growth and success? I created an organization;…
August 4, 2015
On the Importance of Keeping Score
From “The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals” by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, and Jim Huling p. 156 PEOPLE PLAY DIFFERENTLY WHEN…
June 5, 2015
3 Ways to Love Yourself Better
1) Get Your Self Talk on Your Side: We all have a little voice inside our head that carries on a running internal dialogue. Sometimes…
June 2, 2015