"Business owner Doug Wagner didn’t expect to learn 3 important lessons of leadership from grieving the loss of his best friend. But that’s exactly what happened."
My latest business article on the Good Men Project. Brought back some tough emotions but the leadership lessons are too important not to share.
Most people identify strongly with one camp or the other.
I always trust my instincts or intuition first and foremost.
Or I measure and test everything and always go on logic.
The artist has an idea and implements it and uses emotion and subjective feedback to validate that they are right based on their belief system.
The scientist has a hunch and then will devise experiments to prove their theory through measurable evidence.
The scientist appears to be less […]
Your habits determine your potential for success and also your tendency towards failure.
Driving happens to be a great example of how habits determine your future success and even safety. Do you cheat on corners when no one is around or watching? Drive in the middle of the road? Roll through stop signs when turning right like it is a merge lane?
You are probably pretty safe when you are fully engaged and present.
What happens when you are distracted […]
I feel a strong compulsion to step into my potential and see where it goes. It is like the Universe is pushing and shoving me in a certain direction. There is a mix of excitement and fear in my mind.
Sometimes I resist. Maybe I can stay with things they way they are.
Yet the push comes again. Sometimes urgent, sometimes gently caressing my mind.
Who is the Universe to tell ME what to do? I have free will don't I?
What […]
This is a guest post from the new “Opposite Success” creative project which was initiated by a close friend of mine. Outlook is often a choice. Opposite Success is an alternative view on the standard success formula and loosely based on the hope that people can laugh themselves through the inevitable periods of struggle and into success (whatever that means) and happiness.
You can find more on Facebook (like Opposite Success) and Twitter (follow @OppositeSuccess).
Sometimes it is uncanny how much alike […]
You can successfully put on your socks in the morning.
You can successfully walk on the moon.
Both are successes.
Walking on the moon is made up of lots of little successes like putting on your socks.
And taking the first steps. And the next ones. Until one day…
Not trivial but lots of little successes require fewer big leaps and giant steps.
They compound.
Often big leaps to success requires the potential for great failure.
Little success may only require little failures. Lots of them. Learn and improve. Try.
Recovery from failure […]
You’ve set some goals. You’ve taken a little action. Maybe you’ve delegated some of the action steps.
If you are in the top 20% you’ve also put a little bit of accountability in place.
For yourself.
For your team.
The problem with most people is they easily lose focus and chase other things, leaving their goals unfulfilled while keeping themselves very busy.
The illusion of unfocused activity leading to success.
I am fortunate enough to have a great accountability partner. We […]
Many people I talk to inside and outside of business are looking for that elusive thing called success. Success is not defined solely by how much money you make. It is usually related to the pursuit of personal happiness, fulfillment and security.
Even people who appear to be focused on money usually have an underlying motive for something beyond the money. They might not know what it is, but it is almost always there.
In “The Go-Giver“, Bob Burg and John David Mann show us The Five Laws of Stratospheric Success. It is an excellent framework for achieving success and […]
One of my favourite quotes is from a well-known fictional movie character:
“Do or do not, there is no try.” ~ Yoda
This seems to imply that merely trying things will not be successful. There are certainly a lot of success gurus out there that tell you to avoid “trying” and just “do it”.
In reality there are many shades of try (is it 50?) and […]
I just came across a Tweet in my stream that went something like:
"My goal is to become an aspiring writer."
An aspiring writer is someone who hopes to be a writer one day. So the goal is to become someone who hopes to be a writer.
I am all for trying new things out to see what I like to do.
I would suggest though, that if your goal is to try to try… you probably won't.
"My goal is to become a […]