10 Ways to Step Forward after Slipping Back

The first step toward excellence goes down not up.   You step down because you’re stepping where haven’t stepped before. Proficiency takes time and practice. Prepare yourself; you won’t reach excellence. There’s always… Continue reading

Public Speaking Tips from the CEO of Deloitte

James Quigley is global CEO of Deloitte, the largest private professional services firm on earth. Jim generously gave me 45 minutes on the phone. I asked Jim to share a personal weakness that… Continue reading

9 Questions that Create Connections

She was reading at two, a University of California sophomore at 17, and speaks eight languages. Pam Fox Rollin didn’t sound arrogant but I wondered if in her younger days she was –… Continue reading

Letting people see our Frailties

People that know me best compliment me least and people that know me least compliment me most. Some compliments aren’t sincere. They’re flattery. A compliment is flattery when it’s designed to manipulate us.… Continue reading

A What Without a How

A “what” without a “how” is like a car without gas. My “what” statement: What I’m doing in life is adding value to others in ways consistent with who I am and that… Continue reading

Let’s get this party started

  10 Things you can do to make Monday great Make your opportunities; waiting won’t work. You’re the source of your own frustration when you wait rather than work. You’ll find greater satisfaction in life… Continue reading