At its core, leadership is influence. And influence is shaped by attention. What we notice, what we miss, where we place our focus, and how long we stay with the right part of a system all shape our ability to lead. This is true when we are trying to lead ourselves,...
“I always try to keep the circumstances in my life fresh. I like to change the physical environment I live in, change the people around me and try to experience things for the first time. I think that keeps one on their toes, creatively and spiritually.”—...
“I do a little thing about the way people shake the sweetener packet. You know, like they’re all excited. I want to get all the granules down to one end. I love all these rituals.” — Jerry Seinfeld This is the first of two articles that seek to help...
Planning, Strategy and Metrics It’s one thing to have a SMART Goal set and ready to go. It’s another thing to achieve it. This requires planning. Now that you have a more refined picture of your Long Future via Mission(s), Vision & Legacy build; and...
“Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.” — Pablo Picasso For the past few articles we have focused on building...
“If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.”— Benjamin Franklin The ability to clearly define one’s multiple life missions truly separates the average from the exceptional. To...