Don’t limit yourself to a single role model. Role models are like mentors in your mind and you’ll be more successful if you have more than one. Choose your role model based on his or her ability to do a specific thing. It might be problem-solving, or talking to people about performance, or conducting meetings » Read More
Category: Personal Development
Take the Time
It’s a cliché because it’s true. We all have the same amount of time. But the successful people I’ve known seem to squeeze a lot more out of the time they have. How do they do it? They do the important things. All the important things. Here are some important things the rest of us overlook too often. We speed past » Read More
Boss’s Tip of the Week: Getting to Carnegie Hall
There’s an old joke that says the way to Carnegie Hall is “Practice, practice, practice.” That’s still true if you’re a boss, but the practice is different. Practice mentally. Rehearse things in your mind. Imagine difficulties that you’ll encounter and how you’ll deal with » Read More
Boss’s Tip of the Week: Make time to read
There’s truth to the saying that “leaders are readers.” Reading is a way for you to learn from other people’s experience and discover things you want to try. But reading for self-improvement won’t happen by accident. You must make time for it. Start with fifteen minutes a day. This is only one » Read More
Boss’s Tip of the Week: No pain, no gain
It’s an old saying and a true one. There’s no gain without pain, at least a little bit. If there’s no spot in your life where you’re not at least a teeny bit uncomfortable because you’re learning or trying something new, it’s a sign that you’re not growing. This is only one of 347 » Read More