Successful leaders know the go-to moves for performance improvement. They’ve perfected their methods because they’ve had to constantly improve to stay on top. For them, improving becomes automatic. It’s a way of life. They know greatness isn’t winning once—it’s winning consistently. They know the best life is a life of challenge and growth because… Read more »
Football season is in full swing and I couldn’t be happier. I don’t have the time to sit in front of the TV and watch a lot of games, but I do love to watch the drama and strategy play out. I love to watch the dynamic of the teams as they plummet or… Read more »
Art Williams used to say that people can smell a phony a mile away. I never heard anyone argue with that, in fact it seems to be universally accepted to be true. There’s something powerful about people who have “IT.” What I’m talking about mental toughness: the ability to make things happen. To go… Read more »
I remember very clearly the moment I gave up being a pilot—and learned a life lesson about setting goals that make a difference. After 140 hours of time in the air with an instructor, I was taking my first solo flight. Every first solo is the same: Take off, circle, land. I took off,… Read more »
It seems like it never changes. There’s always way more things that need to be done than we have time to do. Ask any successful person how they’re doing, and they’ll say, “I’m great, but I am busy—it’s been a crazy week.” There are always a lot of meetings, phone calls, wrapping up projects,… Read more »
At one point or another, all of us feel the effects of burnout. There have been times where I have been guilty of this as well. But sometimes people are suffering from burnout without even realizing it. A lot of times when you’re in a funk, you don’t know what it is. When you don’t… Read more »
Toxic behavior has become an epidemic. It seems like everywhere I go, there are at least a handful of negative people in a room. You can spot them from a mile away because they all seem to have the same miserable look on their faces. They’re often sarcastic, rude, and closed-minded. They have a negative… Read more »
We all know the feeling. You’ve spent the whole day running back and forth, responding to emails, completing tasks, attending meetings… but by the end of the day, you realize you’ve accomplished nothing! Your to-do list has nothing ticked off, your workload is growing, and you ask yourself, am I really being productive? Here’s the… Read more »
My son, Adam, is a competitive bodybuilder. An approach to progress in his world is, “train to failure.” What does this mean? In order to build muscle and strength, you have to lift a weight until you absolutely cannot do it one more time. There’s a bit more to it, of course, but studies have shown… Read more »
If you’ve taken the Serial Winner Assessment, you might be wondering, How do my strengths and weaknesses compare to others who’ve taken the test? Or, I’m doing pretty good … right? Or maybe, Am I normal? I’ve released some results in past posts and articles, but we have hundreds of participants now and more people… Read more »
The good things in life go to those who fight through challenges and keep overcoming obstacles. All day long we face large and small hurdles that can make us want to give up or give in. Struggle makes things special. No struggle, not special. Life is saying to us, “You say you want this? Prove… Read more »
Relationship problems can kill your progress in life. On the flip side, strong relationships give you power and reduce the number of problems you face overall. None of us will travel a completely smooth road in life. Things go wrong and put our world in a spin. Usually the first thing we do is reach out… Read more »
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