Reflecting Back on the Year Ahead – 11 Ways to Make Your Reflection Session Pay Off
The arrival of a new year signals a time of reflecting on the old, but there’s no owner’s manual on how; here are 11 ways to make the most of it.
Running in the Rain: What to Think About When You Think About Quitting
Running in the rain: It’s something I don’t want to do, yet very much need to. Here’s how I got myself out the door, and how to get yourself to do things you don’t want to do, too.
Hyperbolic Discounting and 7 Ways to Prevent Self-Sabotage
Hyperbolic discounting isn’t some crazy sales technique, but it CAN keep us from achieving our goals; here’s how to recognize when it’s happening, and seven ways to prevent our tendency to self-sabotage.
Smiling at the Finish Line: 7 Ways to Avoid Disaster on Your Big Day
Whatever race we are running, if we want to be smiling at the finish line, these seven things can help us get there.
Rocks in a Jar: 11 Things They Didn’t Tell You
The “rocks in a jar” approach to time management is a good one, but they left a lot of things out that would help us be even more effective at managing our time; here are 11 of them.
No Finish Line: Finishing is Not Always the Point
Being the first to the finish line does not always make us winners, and some of the most important races have no finish line at all; here’s what that means for leaders.
Quiet Professionals – Do You Have What It Takes?
We tend to think of “leaders” as those who are the loudest and most visible, but I think it’s the quiet professionals who show us the highest form of the leadership art, as these three stories illustrate.
3 Ways to Keep Going When the Going Gets Tough
How do you keep going when it is hard to keep going? These three ideas can help you finish whatever marathon you happen to be running.
Learning Leadership: Why a Little “Disease” Might Do Us Some Good
Learning leadership is no simple matter; in fact it requires a certain kind of disease; here’s what I mean and why you may want to catch it.
Don’t Make Lemonade: A Better Approach for When Life Gives Us Lemons
They say we should look for ways to make lemonade when life hands us lemons; I say we can do better. Here’s an interesting example worth following.
Saying No: 9 Ways to Say ‘No’ Without Making Everybody Angry
Saying no can be hard, but if we are to accomplish the things we have set out to do, we need to find a way; here are 9 ways to make saying no easier.
The Thing at the Back of the Garage
There’s something hiding in the back of the garage that helps me keep what’s important in the front of my mind; should you have one too?