The choices we make I never cared for the band Rush. Maybe it was because they were the preferred band of a racist moron I had to work with at my first Radio Shack, but I think it was their music. Still, one of their most...
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“It doesn’t matter if people agree with you or not; have a definite perspective, as it will be a starting place for an educated and informed conversation.” What seems like many moons ago, I had a mentor who gave me this...
“If you don’t take action now, you are in serious jeopardy of having a major health issue.” I remember speaking those words to Mike, a prospective health club member, in July of 1994. At the time, I was running an athletic...
Have you ever heard of the band OK Go? More importantly, have you ever watched an OK Go music video? If you have, chances are you’ve seen the band’s “treadmill video.” In this now world-famous video, the four band members do...
I felt like I had just jumped out of a plane: that momentary feeling of exhilaration. Meeting Richard Branson for the first time, in the same room where he hosted the Elders, I was honored to be standing where such influential...
That’s what I kept asking myself before each interview. My answer - it's not a fit. Now that might seem like a negative way to regard the process of pursuing a new opportunity, but I like to think it was a reassurance. At an...
Nobody ever took time out in a boat race. There’s no place to stop and get a satisfying drink of water or a lungful of cool, invigorating air. You just keep your eyes glued on the red, perspiring neck of the fellow ahead of...
“You’re the average of the five people you spend the most of your time with.” According to Jim Rohn. And me. I’m a strong believer of this. The people you surround yourself with will shape you; whether you like it or not. If...
“Can I see the organizational chart, so I understand how the company works?” How many times have you been asked a variation of this question by a potential new or current employee - or even asked it yourself? Often, when we...
