For many years research has proven the correlation between vocabulary and success – both in school and long beyond. (Here’s a long list of research if you’re interested in the background.) The studies talk about improved communication skills, better job retention, faster promotions and higher lifetime earning potential. Do I have your attention yet? While [...]
Just coming off a vacation gives me a good chance to think about work-life balance. As leaders and achievers it is a topic often discussed in workshops and in casual conversations. People are so busy and feel pulled in so many directions that they find this idea of work-life balance elusive. Let’s start with three [...]
I spent yesterday with my family at Michigan Adventure, an amusement park with roller coasters, other types of rides and a full water park. My family chose to spend the day at the water park. As I sat in a tube on rides, laid in a chair in the sun or shade, let the waves [...]
That’s a great title, isn’t it? I mean who doesn’t like simple and secrets, especially when tied to success? The premise of the book is simple: summarize research around achievement and success then provide an example, lesson or approach that makes the research practical. (Hence the subtitle – “What scientists have learned and how you [...]
Ask ten people to describe the best coaches they have experienced and chances are seven or more will mention support in some way. Underline and highlight that fact in your personal thinking about coaching. The best coaches are supportive. Knowing and agreeing with that idea is one thing. Knowing what that means and being able [...]
This week’s Resource Recommendation: A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity by Bill O’Reilly Before you even read a word of this review I’m guessing some of you are excited to continue right now, and others, well, you are wondering if you want to read anything written by me if I’m going to talk about Bill [...]
Achievers are always looking for ways to become more successful; to reach goals more quickly and with greater assurance. And, for centuries authors have been sharing the factors that help anyone reach their goals. If you consider achievement and achievers, you hopefully would recognize that one piece of the goal achievement puzzle is attitude. In [...]
Spiderman, Wonder Woman and Superman all had super powers; they had special skills that allowed them to be super heroes. They had great powers given to them at birth that made them special. Generally speaking, they didn’t have to develop those powers, they just had them. We too were born with tremendous skills, but unlike [...]
The first thing I remember purchasing with my own money that I earned was a basketball. As a boy, when I wasn’t working on the farm, often I was shooting baskets. While my high school career stalled for a variety of reasons (being small, 5’9″, and having mononucleosis as a sophomore didn’t help!), I’ve always [...]
I love the Olympics. I love the athleticism and the story lines and the preparation and the inspiring moments and the psychology and the history … and so much more. As I’ve talked with people during the Games, I’ve found that even people who generally aren’t sports fans usually can find something to be interested [...]