At a recent curated dinner, I asked leaders from a variety of industries to discuss a topic that doesn’t often enter first conversations: failure. The most successful among us have failed, yet it is a subject riddled with anxiety and fear. We are afraid to be called out as a fraud, so we avoid talking … Continue reading »
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Do you have enough time — or are you afraid?
I don’t have enough time is a complaint heard in corporate settings, co-working spaces, home offices, and everything in-between. Since you won’t be getting more hours in your day, make sure you’re making the most out of what you have. 1. Cut out nonessentials. Track your activities throughout the day. Are you spending hours dawdling … Continue reading »
What do you want?
My manual for daily adventure is one of the more popular posts I’ve written on this blog. People are looking for excitement. They’re looking to add spice and variety to their lives. Sometimes it’s so easy to get stuck in a holding pattern that it feels like it’s too late to get out. Today, I … Continue reading »
Sometimes the best decision is the wrong one.
We’re bombarded with decisions. Each day we’re faced with a record number of choices. From seemingly insignificant deliberations: what to eat what to wear calendar scheduling whether to walk or bike branded or generic what gifts to buy to potentially life altering dilemmas: which job to accept what school to attend who to marry stock … Continue reading »
10 questions to the best version of yourself
Are you surrounded by people who encourage you to step up your game? Does your work excite you? Do your daily priorities align with your grander visions and dreams? What do you gravitate towards during unscheduled time? Have you set subgoals that tee you up for greater success? Do you schedule time each day to … Continue reading »
24 traits of an impresario
confidence hustle recklessness graciousness improvisation problem solving quick thinking empathic resilient connected creative communicator curious resourceful thorough grateful careful listener street smart curator analyzer determined fearless goal-oriented
Perseverance wins
We’re faced with more choices than ever before. With relative ease, we buy new products, find new partners, reroute our goals. We’re impatient and easily swayed. Yet success doesn’t often land in the hands of the most skilled. The winners are those who stick with it, push through, stay the course, fall down, and get … Continue reading »
What makes a good manager?
Good managers: pinpoint and recognize individual strengths delegate effectively demonstrate empathy champion success actively analyze and identify areas of self improvement channel enthusiasm while gently nudging staff development and growth share with discretion Other managers: assign roles without considering natural skills and talent fail to provide benchmarks for employee growth have unclear expectations confuse communication … Continue reading »
A free program
If you’ve felt it, you know magic happens when the right people enter a space. Sometimes it’s serendipity; most of the time there’s a driving force. I want to encourage you to take part in what Seth Godin has dubbed the Connection Economy — to use your most meaningful relationships to inspire you to create … Continue reading »
Never ever
You may never see the writing on the wall. You may never feel one-hundred-percent. You may never hear, “Yes, you are right.“ You may never know if there was any other way. Will this stop you from ever?
