Success Requires The Mindset of A Conqueror
A Force To Be Reckoned With A few years ago, I attended an industry event and had the honor of spending the weekend with a former NFL player who absolutely dominated the free safety position from 2002 – 2009. Despite his NFL success, this former “pro bowler” was not a highly recruited college player. In … Continue reading Success Requires The Mindset of A Conqueror
Your Network. The Biggest Career Mistake No One Talks About
Newly Graduated, and Without A Clue I’m not too proud to admit that I have been wrong about a lot of things in life, especially when it comes to my career. I remember when I was right out of college in my early 20s. Now, I’ll be the first one to fess up that I … Continue reading Your Network. The Biggest Career Mistake No One Talks About
How To Overcome Fear and Insecurity
“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” – Paulo Coelho Fear Kills After spending almost 25 years in corporate America at Fortune 500 companies, I’ve noticed that the biggest thing that halts success has nothing to do with skill or talent, but fear. Most people in … Continue reading How To Overcome Fear and Insecurity
Problems Suck. Here’s How To Deal With Them
Problems Suck Let’s not play ridiculous word games about problems really being opportunities in disguise. That’s B.S. and we all know it. Problems suck. They suck a lot. Big problems suck a WHOLE lot. However Let’s Be Grateful Despite the misery of problems, we should be grateful they exist (no, I’m not back to word … Continue reading Problems Suck. Here’s How To Deal With Them
Success Requires Vision
Vision: “The first step toward creating an improved future is developing the ability to envision it. VISION will ignite the fire of passion that fuels our our commitment to do WHATEVER IT TAKES to achieve excellence. Only VISION allows us to transform dreams of greatness into the reality of achievement through human action. VISION has … Continue reading Success Requires Vision
SWOT Yourself To A Better Life
How Do You Fix A Train Wreck? Ten years ago I had to SWOT one of my best friends. This was a guy I had grown close to after college and spent a fair amount of time with. For this reason I was absolutely blown away when he approached me one day with a plea … Continue reading SWOT Yourself To A Better Life
Celebrate Being Underestimated
Underestimated From Day One The defensive coach looked at me as I stood in line with all of the other new players attending the first practice of the new college football season. “Where did you come from?” he asked. I explained who I was and his only response was: “It must be a mistake. I … Continue reading Celebrate Being Underestimated
How To Create A Better Career With One Decision
The Most Miserable Trip Of My Life Many years ago, I jumped at an opportunity to take a trip with my brother on his sailboat. I thought it would be fun-ride the waves, drink some margaritas, etc. Good times right? It turned out to be a horrible decision. My brother had just learned to navigate … Continue reading How To Create A Better Career With One Decision
How To Build A Positive Mindset In 30 Days
An Attitude That Took America To The Moon WOW! That’s all I could think about after spending dinner with an astronaut who actually walked on the moon. About halfway through the meal he began talking about all of the setbacks the space program experienced during the “Space Race”. From rockets exploding on take off to … Continue reading How To Build A Positive Mindset In 30 Days
What A Fortune 500 Company Taught Me About Wealth
25 Years Of Teaching On Wealth Wealth. Building it, growing it, protecting it, everything I learned has come from my experience with Fortune 500 companies. It turns out Fortune 500 companies offer a pretty good model on wealth, after all it is the entire reason for their existence. No matter what product they sell or … Continue reading What A Fortune 500 Company Taught Me About Wealth