Your Expectations Don’t Just Influence Your Destiny, They Determine It 

You are influenced by parents, friends, teachers, and society. Some bolster your outlook and encourage you to reach for the sky. Naysayers undermine your future.   Some folks have your best interest at heart.… Continue reading

7 Reasons to Live

I typed, “Reason to live,” in Google and got a text number for the suicide hotline. Maybe you got up like a zombie, but you need a reason to live. 7 reasons to… Continue reading

A New Approach to Hire the Smart People

Stop asking stupid questions if you hope to hire the right people. Job interview questions that DON’T work: #1. Questions that begin, “Tell me about a time…” The past doesn’t predict the future… Continue reading

A Job Interview Question that Predicts How Someone Will Lead

The job interview begins when you ask an unexpected question. A job interview question that predicts how someone will lead: “If you had to work for a leader who was outstanding in five… Continue reading

How to Find the Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness

I screwed up my face Sunday morning. While trimming my beard, I took off the spacer to clean it and forgot to put it back. The bathroom mirror revealed irreparable damage. So, I… Continue reading

Become Extraordinary: Guidelines for Reaching High

The stuff I read about setting goals is dangerous because it works. The thing you reach for shapes you. Big goals destroy us when we reach for the wrong thing. Many lose what… Continue reading