Years ago, when I was working as an inside sales account manager, there were people on my team who were consistently the top-performing employees. We all knew how to get the job done, but there were a select few who had the charisma, interpersonal skills, and persuasive abilities to land the sales. These skills may … Read more
“The only thing that is constant is change.” – Heraclitus Especially with the advancements in technology, the world is constantly changing, and it’s up to you to keep up with it (which is near impossible if you don’t have a growth mindset). The only way for you to do this is to accept yourself as … Read more
Consider the common (albeit, often unspoken) competition between friends to have the nicest car, newest electronics, and most expensive clothes. I’m sure that you’re familiar with this phenomenon enough to know that it’s often coupled with feelings of jealousy, resentment, and discontent. Humans are naturally competitive and have an intrinsic drive to have a relative … Read more
What is the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning? After making a trip to the bathroom or brushing their teeth, many people reach for their first cup of coffee (which is actually a bad idea). If you are in this group, you may want to rethink your morning routine. I … Read more
If you step back and look at your life, do you see patterns? You may feel like you’re living your life on repeat if you stop to look at your relationships with other people, your financial habits, your work ethic, and any other area of your life that you’ve been trying to improve for what … Read more
Are you able to get up and go in the morning? Or do you press the snooze button several times and eventually go flying into work on two wheels? I’ve always done things on the early side, so while it’s easy for me to wake up in the morning, I’m usually also the first one … Read more
It’s simple to set goals. In fact, you’ve probably been setting goals for a lot longer than you may remember. Maybe you thought, “Ok, THIS summer I’ll build the confidence to jump off the high dive.” Or, “I’m going to join a sports team next year.” I’ll tell you one goal I would set for … Read more
Think about the last time you made a decision. But not just any decision–one that involved a pretty significant trade-off one way or another. For me, it took me about five years to make the hard life decision to quit my very comfortable (yet unrewarding) job and go back to school to get my master’s … Read more
Growing up, I remember completing assigned readings for school without being able to recollect a single word or bit of information. We would be told what to read, and I would scan the words, but my mind was always on something else. Reading definitely felt like homework, it felt like a chore. But now that … Read more
Here is a conversation that you’re not likely to hear: Person #1: Hey, how are you doing with your weight loss goal? Person #2: Great! I haven’t lost any weight since I started six weeks ago, but I have never felt more motivated in my life! Right? The biggest motivating factor behind continuing to work … Read more