In a March 2019 article on espn.com about the Los Angeles Lakers, there was this quote, “The Lakers are so infatuated with the glory of their brand that they forgot about the essence of their product.” I love that quote. It’s so applicable to every business. A brand is the value people think they receive when they buy a product or service....

To make popcorn you have to steadily heat kernels of corn over a period of time. To turn an idea into a reality you have to steadily heat the idea through actions. You get an idea to sail a boat. How do you warm the idea up? Watch a video of someone sailing.Read a book on sailing.Talk to people who have sailed.Go on someone else’s...

Reading can help your career as much as constantly doing things. You are evaluated and rewarded on your performance and results, but reading can enhance your performance and results. I encourage you to choose a topic that you want to get better at. This could be a desire to get better at how to do something, or it could be a desire to understand...

Jimmy Stewart had a beautiful statement: “The only goal I had throughout my career was to hone my craft.” I love that. He was one of the most popular actors in the world, and his on-going goal was to hone his craft. What is your craft? What do you do for a living? You get to define that. And you get to hone what you do every day...

George Washington. Abraham Lincoln. One had massive wealth. He risked everything he owned over and over by riding his horse on the battlefield in order to lead his troops in the battle against the British. He declared war when he had a tiny army to battle the world’s military superpower. One was extraordinarily poor and basically read...

Every year has highlights. Special moments where you deliver a great performance, achieve a challenging objective, or receive some public or private recognition of your efforts. Those moments are really memorable. Then there’s the other 95% of year. Those are the mundane moments. The ordinary ones. The ones where you’re doing something...