Happiness and success come from choices. You do the best you can to make the right ones along the way but so many things can distract or derail you. Some … [Read more...]
These 9 Forces Drain Your Energy for Work More Than Anything
Lost that lovin' feeling at work? Reignite your passion by countering these 9 insidious inspiration drains
Remember when you didn’t even have to try to feel inspired at work? Inspiration was everywhere. Everything was exciting, interesting, … [Read more...]
6 Ways to Boost Your Self Confidence and Feel Like You’re Enough
Using these six strategies will boost your self-confidence and self-worth for good
I coach a lot of people on leaving the corporate world to monetize their expertise as an entrepreneur, writer, speaker, or trainer. Friends often ask me, “What keeps … [Read more...]
7 Signs You’re Leading From a Place of Fear
You might be leading from a place of fear and not even realize it
So much of what we do in life is born out of love, or fear. The latter never shapes an outcome good for anybody. Perhaps you're already working to overcome your own fears, like … [Read more...]
‘Shark Tank’ Took a Bite Out of This Founder, but He Swims On (and You Should Too)
The founder of #besomebody took his mauling on the show as just another day in the ocean of entrepreneurship. Here's what you can learn from the resilient Kash Shaikh
The Sharks on ABC's 'Shark Tank' were in a feeding frenzy, and Kash Shaikh was wearing chum underwear. At least in the eight minutes viewers saw. (Shaikh was actually … [Read more...]
Mexico’s World Cup Win Caused an Earthquake. Then, the Coach Shared His 1 Inspirational Secret to Success
Yes, an actual earthquake. Every entrepreneur should learn from Juan Carlos Osorio's strategy that caused it
You read that headline right. In the midst of many compelling World Cup stories, this one is literally earth-shattering, Mexico was playing the defending World Cup … [Read more...]
Magic Johnson Called ‘Fear Monger’ by Staffers as the Tale of the Lakers Organization Gets More Toxic
An ESPN report cites current and former team staffers describing a dysfunctional organization under Magic.
As more layers to the onion that is the Los Angeles Lakers organization are peeled back, there are even more reasons to tear up (out of sadness, and not a joyful sadness). … [Read more...]
This Navy Bomb Disposal Expert Uses These 5 Tricks to Stay Calm and Perform Under Extreme Pressure
If you can perform under this kind of pressure, you can tackle any stressful situation.
Staying cool, calm and collected under pressure is one of the most important business skills anyone can have, yet also one of the most elusive. We'd all like to … [Read more...]
Does Your Company Have a Toxic Culture? It Does if These 5 Unspoken Rules are Present
There are enough rules to worry about at work; we shouldn't have to sweat the unwritten ones, too. But if left unaddressed, they'll tank the culture.
The fact that toxic workplaces are the fifth leading cause of death may not be overtly known by leaders, but many are starting to at least intuit that such a culture … [Read more...]
Science Explains Why You Fear Criticism (and Provides 6 Ways to Change This)
Criticism is hard to take, and even harder to not be afraid of. Learn how to more than deal with it in these 6 ways.
No one likes getting criticized. Some handle it better than others, but deep-down we all tolerate it at best like we do a dental cleaning. Many even have a fear of criticism, … [Read more...]
