Who is your competition? Not who is your company’s competition but who is your personal competition. You may have colleagues, close friends or a significant other that you have a friendly competition with – a way of pushing each other. But if you want to be at your personal and professional best than you should see yourself as your own competition.
Read MoreWe all face self-doubt. Even the most confident people have moments where they doubt their capabilities. The key is to recognize when self-doubt is kicking in so that you can deal with it before it prevents you from accomplishing your immediate or future goals.
Read MoreToday Jennifer Iannolo and I sat down to talk about the incredible work she’s doing to make an impact on bringing a voice to women entrepreneurs globally. Jennifer has a phenomenal story to tell and I had such a great time talking with her.
Read MoreWe continually move the start line to achieving our goals, whether those goals are simple tasks, larger projects, or broader accomplishments. These can be personal or work-related.
Read MoreThroughout the days and months of my journey this platform began to become something that people were telling me was an inspiration to them. It was helping to make a positive impact on their lives. I began having people reach out to me privately for advice, asking if I would talk with others going through tough times, and several others ways that I was being asked to make an impact on their lives.
Read MoreDeath is a normal and natural part of life. While we don’t like to think about it, death is something that each one of us must deal with many times throughout our life. The thought of someone close to us suddenly disappearing from our lives can be crippling. Sadly, I recently went through this when I had to say goodbye to my dog of 15 years, Sasha.
Read MoreAdrian Parker, the Global VP of Marketing at Patron Tequila, provides key leadership insights from the course of his career and how these may be applicable to you. Join this great conversation about the differences between a leader and a manager, balancing home and family life, and what being a senior executive really means.
Read MoreThe pandemic has put our economy in a nosedive and therefore we’re seeing a record number of unemployment claims thus making an increasingly harder for many people to find new jobs, myself included. That means for open roles at companies there will be even more competition for those coveted spots. That means that this needs to be a full-time job for you.
Read MoreAs many people know, my favorite artist of all-time is Jay-Z. From selling albums out of his trunk to 25 years later having a business conglomerate that has made him hip-hop’s first billionaire. During his song “Forever Young” he has my favorite quote of all-time and one that I try living my life by: “Leave a mark they can’t erase neither space nor time”. Find out why.
Read MoreIn the insanely fast paced lives that most of us lead the mere suggestion that you should add time into your day for reflection, stillness, meditation, or quiet time would trigger a literal attack of virtual (or physical) stones being thrown at me. But, taking this time is an essential quality for leaders.
Read MoreChris Penn has spent 20+ years training in ninjutsu and has focused the majority of his professional life in marketing, machine learning, and AI. Over those years he has learned how to approach life in an unique way mentally, both in his day-to-day life as well as in his professional career.
Read MoreThe choices are endless based on your definition of success and will evolve and change over time, both personally and professionally. There are times when these intersect with one another. If your definition of success has shifted, that’s perfectly ok since life is ever evolving. But, you don’t want to be someone who looks back 10 years from now and wonder why you didn’t accomplish everything that your younger self had set out to.
Read MoreGiving back to society is something that not only feels good but helps those that receive that help, whether you know who they are directly or not. No matter how much you’re able to donate of your time or money, you’re still making a huge impact.
Read MoreOver the course of our lives we’ll all be presented with opportunities to turn nothing into something. It could something as simple as deciding that you want to get healthier and signing up for a gym membership. It’s all about the choices that we make. These choices doesn’t always to be major, life-altering decisions, though sometimes they are.
Read MoreHow important is recharging to you? No, I’m not talking about the importance of keeping your gadgets charged. We already know that we should always be charging all of our digital leashes. What I’m talking about is taking downtime away from the constantly connected worlds that we live in and allowing yourself to mentally and physically recharge.
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