Category: Monday Motivator

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…

“What’s measured improves”  Peter F. DruckerHow do we know when we are doing a good job?It hit my phone every morning at 7AM. “The Daily”, we called it. In it were the key metrics that told the team how our previous day’s work had impacted our progress. We all knew to zoom in on the…

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 for Productive Living” at MarcAndAngel.comAs…

My presentation to MSU’s Broad College of Business on Personal Branding, distilled to 3:13 by Russ White.http://youtu.be/ukISv6bRQSI

“In order to succeed in the new world of work you MUST become the commander of your career.” – Dan SchawbelThe most important company in your portfolio is “You, Inc.” How profitable is it?Maslow teaches us that there are basic survival needs we must meet to provide the food, clothing and shelter that are the fundamental…