Everyone wants to succeed at something! Furthermore, we all want to achieve more. However, "having" can only be realized when we do more, and doing more can only be accomplished by being more. To quote Zig Ziglar, "You have to BE before you can DO and DO before you can HAVE." In other words, the sim...
Building mental resilience is essential in navigating life's inevitable challenges and is fundamental to living your best life. Our mental strength gets tested all the time, whether as a leader who has to lead her team through a crisis or an individual who has to deal with the adversities that so of...
As the old year fades into oblivion, with the New Year taking its place, you might be thinking about or have already made your New Year's resolutions. For many, a new year means another chance to create a better career, relationship, and life. With the best of intentions, however, many of us tend to...
Personal Mastery is key to a satisfying life and being effective in your life, career or business. In Shakespeare's Hamlet, Polonius advises his son, Laertes, before the young man travels abroad for university; "Give every man thy ear but few thy voice. Neither a borrower nor a lender be." Ā To drive...
On January 15, 2009, US Air Flight 1549 departed from LaGuardia Airport in New York City with Captain Chesley Sullenberger at the controls. Shortly after takeoff, the airplane encountered a bird strike that resulted in the loss of power in the plane's engines. However, quick thinking led Captain Sul...
Working with a coach has become the norm in professional circles today. No longer is coaching just reserved for professional athletes, but business leaders, executives, entrepreneurs, and success-oriented professionals now seek out coaching as a way to up their game. Bob Nardelli, a former CEO of Ho...
I had worked on my Doctoral dissertation for over two years. Finally, after much research, sleepless nights, and fingers numb from typing this long academic essay, I submitted it to my academic advisor with much relief. However, a couple of weeks later, I received shocking news from my advisor, "you...
No one likes to lose; we all want to win. But why? When an individual wins, testosterone levels usually increase, which influences an increase in dopamine, a chemical messenger that hits the reward center in the brain. This winning effect makes the winner feel good. Feeling good can further impact o...
People who set goals are more successful. Most people who have achieved great success, including wealth, celebrity status, or recognition, will tell you that having goals contributed significantly to the level of success they have achieved. Here are five tips on how to set and achieve your impossibl...
Mentally tough people possess a certain measure of confidence and resilience that exponentially increase their chances of success in sports, business, and life. By mental toughness, I mean being able to perform consistently and productively under pressure. If you want to know how to build mental tou...
Most companies today are on a quest to hire and retain high-performing employees to stay on the cutting edge in todayā€™s competitive market. A McKinsey study found that high performers are 400 percent more productive than others. Hence, becoming more effective in your personal and professional life w...
Success is a marathon, not a sprint. In other words, it may take you months or even years before you finally achieve your goals. While it is essential to think long-term when setting your goals, achieving them requires beginning the journey with your daily habits. As Lao Tzu suggests, "The journey o...
