By Scott Westerman Listen to an audio version of this message. You can’t return to the life that was. You can only create the life that is. A couple of weeks ago I shook 1,055 hands. I had the honor of standing at the end of the commencement line at…

By Scott Westerman Listen to an audio version of this message. “Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.” Dale Carnegie Life isn’t really that complicated. Find your passion and chase it with reckless abandon. I guess it’s a -little- more complicated than that. But what…

By Scott Westerman We talk a lot about Unconditional Love. It may be easy to define, but it’s hard to practice. I’ve had a lot of time to write and research these last few days. Colleen’s cancer came back. It’s a small tumor. The doc got it all without having…

By Scott Westerman “What’s measured improves”  Peter F. Drucker How do we know when we are doing a good job?

Stop, Start, Continue.. This is the sometimes painful, but nearly always productive process of listing those behaviors we need to initiate, amplify or throw in the trash. This week, another guest post from the proprietors of Marc and Angel Hack Life. They attack the concept head on. Discover their “Practical Tips…

My presentation to MSU’s Broad College of Business on Personal Branding, distilled to 3:13 by Russ White.

By Scott Westerman “In order to succeed in the new world of work you MUST become the commander of your career.” – Dan Schawbel The most important company in your portfolio is “You, Inc.” How profitable is it?

By Scott Westerman “It is not genius that reveals to me suddenly and secretly what I should do in circumstances unexpected by others; it is thought and preparation.”  – Napoleon Bonaparte “Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills. Forget flower bouquets and work on developing some captivating skills.” – Napoleon…

This is my favorite work-week breakfast dish. When we first met, my beautiful, talented wife got to my heart by way of my stomach (and her mom’s exquisite cooking). Here’s how. More stuff like this can be found at ColleenCuisine.com.

“In essence, our lives are about defining, bracketing and chasing… Happiness.” (From my keynote at the 2012 Choices Conference in Grand Rapids.)  As I write this I’m freshly returned from a trip to Asia. 48 hours ago, I was standing on a street corner in the center of Kuala Lumpur…