Ego and Fear Two Motivators that Lead to Failure In my experience, there are two motivators that drive most of us; ego and fear. Let’s take a look at how each of these is a separate issue with devastating results. Ego We all have ego. It’s our sense of self....
Making The Most Of Networking In today’s ever-changing landscape of networking, it is easy to get lost in the shuffle. If you don’t utilize your networking tools to the best of your ability you are leaving business on the table. Old schoolers sometimes refuse to...
Five Tips For Keeping Emotions In Check At Work Your morning started out with your seven-year-old arguing with you because she wanted to wear her pajamas to school. You stuck to your guns, she got dressed. You finally dropped her off at school, but she was still...
Professional Incompetence or Just a Bad Fit? I’m sure Albert Einstein had a lot of memorable quotes, but this particular one struck a chord with me. He said, “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life...
Negative Habits of Thought Habits of thought can affect our actions, our relationships, and our results. I became significantly aware of this fact last week. My son is home from college for the summer and is staying at a condo that I own but am no longer using. I had...
Are You Drowning? I was catching up on some reading yesterday and I read something that helped me realize why some people are coachable, and some people are not. The story went like this..a young boy was walking along a road when he came across Socrates. He quickened...
