How many of you reading this today were challenging yourself this weekend and pushing yourself out of your comfort zone? To grow you have got to get comfortable with the uncomfortable.
When my neighbor asked me to go paddle board surfing with him recently I decided to dive in. Little did I know that I would be learning a lesson in momentum and how that relates to business and life while out there in the surf.
Now more than ever business leaders need to be able to predict the future success or failure of their business and the capability of their leaders. Can you?
Do you need to be a jerk to be a great leader? This is an important question of modern work.
Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror and thought your life, income, or business would be further along than it is right now? If you did, you are not alone. We have the answers to help you get there and you may be super surprised at what they are.
2020 is a different type of year, absolutely. That topic has been beaten to death, and in many year-end reviews and discussions, you’ll keep hearing it.
There’s been lots of theories and ratios about leadership over the years — many of which have an over-focus on tactics at the expense of psychology.
There is a good news article on Harvard Business Review about managing those whose lives have been upended, written by the author of six New York Times best-sellers, Bruce Feiler. In it, he makes the distinction between “voluntary” disruptions in one’s life — say, buying a home or having a child — and “involuntary” disruptions — say, sadly, the loss of a parent, a pet, a job, etc.
Back in 2008, my life came to a screaming halt. It was not just the financial crisis that turned everything upside down for me, I decided to end my relationship as well. Enough was enough, after many difficult years, I decided I was not going to settle for anything less than what I wanted. So I sailed my boat to the other shore of committing to find a life partner that I could love, serve and take care of for the rest of her life, and on that day, I burnt the boat. There was no turning back.
Just a quick note to say Happy Thanksgiving for those celebrating and my US-based readers. I know it’s potentially the weirdest Thanksgiving in your lifetime – playing Uno with grandma over Zoom? – but there’s still a lot to be thankful for, even in weird, seemingly-not-normal times.
When I was 16 years old, I was selected to go to Germany as a reserve for the New Zealand Barefoot Waterski team. At that time I was also playing alot of other sports. It was rugby season and being a passionate rugby player, playing for my school, I wanted to continue to play and it helped me to stay fit.
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