Is Your Company About To Be Knocked From Its Perch? In today's competitive environment, staying the course is the kiss of death. Nest disrupted thermostats; what will you choose to do in your industry?
Updated Mon Feb 6, 2012
How Will You React When You Have An "Oh, S*&!" Moment? The real question isn't whether or not you'll experience this acute terror. Assuming you are pursuing anything worth doing, you will. The question becomes, how will you react?
Updated Tue Dec 20, 2011
5 Disastrous Moves That Will Botch Your Pitch Most of us have something to pitch--your startup to VCs, yourself for a new job, or your product to customers. In any situation, one rule applies: The better the pitch, the better the results. Here are five rookie mistakes that will sink even the best ideas.
Updated Thu Dec 15, 2011
Grit: The Top Predictor Of Success Research defining grit as perseverance and passion for long-term goals found that as a trait, grit had better predictability for success than IQ. Here are the building blocks to harnessing grit for your own success.
Updated Tue Dec 13, 2011
Discover Your Superpowers, And Stop Obsessing About Your Kryptonite Most of focus far too much energy on our kryptonite, wallowing in shame and self-pity. We let fear and doubt consume us, which limits our potential. Meanwhile, our superpowers--the gifts that make us truly special--take a backseat and don’t get fully developed and cherished.
Updated Mon Nov 28, 2011
On Becoming The 1% Until recently, being in the top 1% was a badge of honor. Instead of grousing about whether the world is fair, why not focus your energy on being the 1%? Not an evil 1% that lives in opulence off other’s broken backs, but being in the top 1% of your field. Making the top 1% of impact on the world. Reaching the top 1% of your potential.
Updated Tue Nov 22, 2011
Finding Your Brand's "Red Sole" Women would gladly fork over upwards of $1000 for Christian Louboutin's much-coveted red soles. Whether it’s for yourself or your organization, the clearer you can make your single point of distinction, the closer you’ll get to seizing your full potential. And that’ll really get your competition seeing red.
Updated Wed Nov 16, 2011
Injecting Some Serious Swagger Into Your Brand Personality Companies that try to appeal to everyone end up delighting no one; most brands are like needy teenagers, desperately trying to blend in. In turn, we care little about brands and often make decisions based on who has the best deal-of-the-day since true differentiation is nonexistent. If you or your company has the personality of a pet rock, it’s time to shake things up.
Updated Tue Nov 8, 2011
To Be Taken Seriously, Occupy Wall Street Needs To Focus Its Message Industry or government is not taking the Occupy movement seriously, mainly because it is not rallied around a specific mission. Being angry and having a list of nonspecific demands doesn't motivate change. Here's how the Occupy Wall Street movement could do better.
Updated Mon Oct 31, 2011
When Taking Aim At Your Goals, It Pays To Look To The Future As you seek to realize your fullest potential, never forget that we are all aiming at moving targets. Don’t let the past or even the present mislead you into taking a losing shot. Projecting your mind’s eye into the future when aiming your company or career will allow you to hit that bull's eye you desire.
Updated Tue Sep 27, 2011
A New Set Of Metrics Defines The True Scorecard Of Success We measure success by things like money, power, fame, good looks, possessions, toys, trophies, and degrees. We strive for likes, followers, a high Klout score, and a giant LinkedIn network. Adding some focus on a more enlightened set of measures can not only make the world a better place, it can even drive real business results.
Updated Tue Sep 13, 2011
Are You A Firebrand? Nobody remembers the also-rans. If you want to drive your company or yourself to new heights, you have to ignite your firebrand and become a category of one. It’s time to do something so different that it can’t be ignored.
Updated Tue Sep 6, 2011
11 Life Lessons I Learned From Steve Jobs Whether you’re building a tech startup, raising three kids, or running a soup kitchen, Steve Jobs's indelible philosophies serve as a roadmap to success.
Updated Mon Aug 29, 2011
Need A Career Pep Talk? Lessons From Teddy Roosevelt On Going "All In" Think how silly Lady Gaga would look spending 10 hours a week working on her CPA license in case her music career flopped. Life is short and opportunities are fleeting. If you hope to achieve your full potential, you must put all your weight behind each punch. Of course, this isn't new advice: Theodore Roosevelt said it best all the way back in 1910.
Updated Tue Aug 16, 2011
Vu Déjà: Tricking Yourself Into Looking At Problems With A Fresh Perspective We’ve all experienced déjà vu, looking at an unfamiliar situation and feeling like we’ve seen it before. It turns out the most successful and creative people flip this around and consciously practice Vu Déjà--looking at a familiar situation as if you’ve never seen it before
Updated Tue Aug 9, 2011
The United States of Apple: How Jobs & Co. Amassed More Cash Than The Federal Government Five lessons from Apple that we can all embrace to drive success in our companies, careers, and communities.
Updated Mon Aug 1, 2011
The Man Behind The Magic Magic Johnson is a legend in both basketball and business. But his most important teachings are not mastering a jump shot or commanding a board room. The lessons we can all learn from Earvin relate to being a better human being.
Updated Mon Jul 25, 2011
Should'a, Could'a, Would'a Most people overestimate the risk of following their dreams, yet underestimate the risk of not seizing the opportunity. We make excuses why we never stepped up and took a stand. We cast blame on circumstance and other people while the world simply passes us by.
Updated Mon Jul 18, 2011
The Riskiest Move Of All All our lives we've been taught to avoid risk. Look both ways when crossing the street. Don't touch the hot stove. Don't talk to strangers. Yet ironically, most of us live in an irresponsibly dangerous fashion--without even knowing it.
Updated Mon Jul 11, 2011
Colombo's Curiosity Colombo took the unconventional route, and so can you. By awakening your curiosity, you can tune in to the limitless possibilities at your disposal. It's time to unleash your creative potential and stick your thumb in the eye of conventional wisdom.
Updated Mon Jun 27, 2011
