If there’s one thing most entrepreneurs don’t lack, it’s ideas. I dream up new products and businesses every week. You’re probably the same way. The problem is lots of ideas aren’t worth pursuing, are they? One major facepalm for me was when we launched the Best Year Ever Leaders Edition last year. Best Year Ever […]
Why It Never Helps to Pass the Buck
6 Battle-Tested Leadership Lessons from the Navy SEALs
I once had a boss who with the reputation of being very harsh. He could be hard on people. But that wasn’t my experience. Why? I knew the secret. My boss was definitely tough. On a few different occasions I saw him chew a person’s face off. But here’s why: He hated it when someone […]
Here’s How to Get a Free Copy of My New Book
Join the 'Living Forward' Book Launch Team and Help Spread the Word
It’s a little hard to believe, but my new book, Living Forward: A Proven Plan to Stop Drifting and Get the Life You Want, is almost here. I wrote it with my friend Daniel Harkavy to help people get from where they are now to where they really want to be—in every area of life. […]
How Not to Make New Year’s Resolutions
10 Ways You Might be Sabotaging Your Own Success
About 150 million Americans make New Year’s resolutions every year. That’s a lot of disappointed people. A quarter of those people will abandon their resolutions in just a week. Fewer than half will still be on track by summer. Ultimately, only 8 percent will be successful. But don’t think about the percentages. Think about all […]
5 Major Goal-Setting Myths That Keep You Stuck
Want to Achieve Your Dreams? Then Never Fall for These
Steve Mura was a Triple-A baseball pitcher. He was starting one night in an away game, but he almost lost before leaving the dugout. Why? “I can never win on this mound,” he told his pitching coach and shook his head. For Mura, the game was already over, and he hadn’t even thrown the first […]
The One Quality You Must Develop to Reach Your Goals
6 Proven Techniques to Gain the Persistence You Need
What does it take to accomplish your goals? Some people think it’s mostly about luck, smarts, good looks, and social connections. Nope. Researcher Angela Lee Duckworth studied West Point cadets, National Spelling Bee contestants, teachers in tough schools, and sales peoples, asking who would succeed and why. “In all those very different contexts one characteristic […]