Author: Scott Westerman

“Live, love, laugh, leave a legacy.”  Stephen R. CoveyI remember the day I first read The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People. I couldn’t put it down. The book laid bare, in simple terms, the formula for an phenomenal life. Be Proactive Begin With the End in Mind Put First Things First Think Win/Win Seek…

Listen to an audio version of this message.The main thing in life is not to be afraid of being human. ~Aaron CarterMy mentors, Barry and Susan Robertson of the Stop at Nothing organization shared this wisdom this week. People often ask us, “What is the difference between an average leader and a great leader?” As we…

Listen to an audio version of this message.“The past is behind, learn from it. The future is ahead, prepare for it. The present is here, live it.” ~Thomas S. MonsonThe all-nighter. We’ve all had at least one. It’s the cram session where you try to force a term’s worth of information into your brain in one 12…

Listen to an audio version of this message.“Climb the mountain not to plant your flag, but to embrace the challenge, enjoy the air and behold the view. Climb it so you can see the world, not so the world can see you.” – David McCullough Jr.Alina Tugend rocked my world this week. She totally helped me…

Listen to an audio version of this message.“Standing by your beliefs when they are unpopular is the full measure of courage. Taking responsibility for your actions is the full measure of character.”I grew up as a child of the 60s, when many of the things we take for granted today were being hotly debated. I…

Beyond honored to be referenced in this great blog post by my mentor Brian Willis. He perfectly articulates The Power of One.“You are not responsible for solving all of the world’s problems. You are, however, responsible for contributing to the solution.” Scott WestermanOne of my favorite blogs is the Monday Motivator by Scott Westerman. Scott is…

Listen to an audio version of this message.“If it takes a lot of words to say what you have in mind, give it more thought.”  ~Dennis RothWhat’s your elevator speech? If you had 60 seconds to describe who you are and where you are going, could you do it?Leah Grant writes for NASDAQ.com and has…

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 Michigan State’s College of Communication Artis and Sciences’ graduation ceremonies…

Listen to an audio version of this message.“Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.” Dale CarnegieLife 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 if you could find a formula that would point you in…

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 to damage anything too important. Our fingers are crossed that…