Ambitious people who are driven to succeed probably give serious thought as to how they can perform at their highest level. Indeed, the subject of How to Achieve is complicated and multi-faceted. We recently talked about the defining characteristic of a person’s value...
A Secret To Success Hiding In Plain Sight
There’s a question that everyone can (and should) ask about professional success: What is the most important skill I need to develop to excel in my work? The great thing about this question is that applies in a wide variety of situations. When a young person is just...
Networking And The Power Of A Question
Acting intuitively is something that almost everyone does, especially in certain situations. Take meeting a new person at work, for example. Or approaching someone you don’t know at a cocktail party. Or greeting someone on the patio after a worship service. Most...
Turning Points – Understanding The Decision-Making Process
Reaching a turning point in life is almost always a combination of exhilaration and anxiety. You know there are going to be consequences to whatever decision you make and you want to make sure you get it right. That’s why many people, when confronting an obvious major...
Great Leaders Are Made, Not Born
High school and college kids spend a lot of time thinking about majors they’d like to pursue and ultimately about a lifetime vocation or profession. There’s a lot to consider. You have to reflect on what you are truly passionate about. Then there is the issue of...
Why We Feel So Wonderful After A Good Conversation
Whether we think about it or not, almost everyone intuitively recognizes what a “conversation” is. When we talk to the person checking us out at the supermarket — who might ask, are these organic apples? to get the price right — we don’t go home and tell our partner,...
Leadership Lessons According To Jobs
Leaders in business are often notoriously difficult to work with and driven by huge egos. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, for example, alternately fought with and then praised each other throughout their careers until Jobs died. Moreover, Jobs didn’t just duke it out with...
Can You Control Outcomes?
Young people learn countless lessons as they grow up. In the sports they enjoy, in the various subjects they study in school, in the hobbies they develop a passion for, they discover what they love and what they excel at. But, ah, that subject of “excelling” — that’s...
Turning Setbacks Into Success
There’s an old expression that metaphorically captures the essence of resilience: Dancing between the raindrops. It describes someone who persists even as the storm clouds gather, someone who seemingly dodges the raindrops and keeps a light heart despite adversity. Of...
The Keys To Cultivating Better Business Relationships
Every small business owner understands the importance of networking. It’s not only valuable for attracting new customers or clients. It’s fundamentally important to create a network of individuals and businesses that you can turn to for expertise and advice. But what...