I first read See You at the Top (Zig Ziglar’s classic first book) over Christmas one year during college. I had heard of Zig, and checked out the book from the library. I took pages of notes since I couldn’t write in the book. I still have the notes. Soon after, I started listening to Zig’s [...]
Author Arbie M. Dale is quoted with a profoundly powerful quotation. . . powerful enough that I will get right to it. “To decide to be at the level of choice is to take responsibility for your life and to be in control of your life.” - Arbie M. Dale Questions to Ponder What does [...]
Next week you can enhance your personal, marketing and sales success with a unique online conference. You might be wondering why I would be talking about a Sales and Marketing Conference on blog mostly about leadership . . . That is a good question, and I’m the perfect guy to answer! There are at least [...]
In the last 30 hours the biggest topic of conversation and the focus of all media has been the news of the killing of Osama bin Laden. Unless you have been under a rock (which is sort of where most people assumed bin Laden was), you’ve heard the news. I am not a newscaster or [...]
Voltaire is attributed with the aphorism ”The perfect is the enemy of the good.” You’ve heard others say, “Ready, fire, aim.” I say, “Messy success is better than perfect mediocrity.” And while you may be nodding your head in agreement with one or more of these statements, it doesn’t take long to think, “yes, but what about [...]
Your team has just completed a major project, introduced a new product or closed a major deal. Tremendous effort and dedication was required and as a result success was achieved. Everyone is excited, and everyone is pleased. And, everyone is tired and might not know what comes next. This article is for leaders who find [...]
Yesterday I read an article in the online New York Times, titled Digital Device Deprive Brain of Needed Downtime. While I encourage you to read the article, the title gives you the message. I couldn’t have cited the research included, but nothing in the piece surprised me at all. Then, last night on the NBC [...]
Achievers can always learn from other achievers, regardless of their area of skill or achievement. You can talk to high achievers personally, read their biographies or autobiographies and watch them in action. The world had a chance to watch several high achievers in recent days. Last weekend, seven men were inducted into the Professional Football [...]
Many people I know have a short stack of books to read, always sitting there at the ready. Well, I have a big stack – and it grows every day. Understand, I’m not complaining. I feel a sense of abundance when I have books around me, and along with a healthy admiration of Amazon and [...]
In a recent leadership workshop a participant asked me: “How can I get staff to think about choices or decisions and not just react?” My first thought was of a classic Zig Ziglar story that talks about the big difference one word can make. Zig said (and I’m paraphrasing): Imagine going to the doctor for [...]