Reading Update January 2016

Reading Update January 2016

One of my personal projects for the year is to read (listen to – I’m an Audible.com freak) 24 business books.  Please check out my Reading board on Pinterest for other books I love. January was a good month for reading.  I cranked out 4 books.  This is all part […]

Critical Lesson: Hit the Wall!

One of the most critical lessons I learned as a kid was from the swim team.  The first time that I ever raced the 50 meter butterfly was a very interesting experience for me.  The butterfly or fly (for short) is probably the most grueling stroke to race in swimming […]

Create Urgency!!!

  Think back to different times when you had a sense of urgency?  What drove it?  What made you work faster, stay up late, get things done, make sure you were doing the important things first?  Below are three core factors to create an insane sense of urgency. First factor: […]

Want to Grow? Read!

There are a bajillion (yes its a word) quotes out there that will tell you that you have to control your mind or yourself to be truly successful.  From Buddha to Dr. Seuss, they will all tell you that the key to the Life, the Universe and Everything (thank you […]

Hiring Perfect vs. Hungry Employees?

Perfect vs. Hungry

Now that I have your attention, let me break it to you gently…  There is no such freaking thing as a perfect employee!  Got it?  Stop looking for them!  It just not going to happen, ever! Now take some time and think about what you are really working to accomplish. […]