Your Decision-Making Style will determine a lot about the success of your decisions. A re you able to make the tough calls when you need to? In one of the episodes of Black Sails, a saga about the Golden Age of Piracy in the early 1700s (S3/E3), the feared Captain…
Socrates said, “Know Thyself”, one of the most profound philosophies ever spoken about human behavior. H ave you thought about what it might mean for your business? The night sky is etched in vivid black and white tones, and in the back seat of a chauffeured car prowling the streets…
Does that headline get you thinking? D o you live your life like Tomorrow Never Comes? If you don’t make the best of today, what else is left? You can learn a lot of lessons when death strikes close to home. Over the Christmas holidays several years ago, we lost…
I got my hands dirty today. I t's been a long time since my fingers were almost black. It felt good, though, to get my hands back in it. It felt good to rummage around in there, traversing rather methodically, sometimes bouncing around without a real plan but enjoying the…
Completing your 2016 plan does not mean you're finished. I t means you're just beginning and if you don't keep it alive, it will be DOA.[pullquote]In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable. ~Dwight Eisenhower[/pullquote]I think that Eisenhower’s message that plans are…
It's easy to get stuck trying to find our way out of the wilderness every day. T ry this approach to gain perspective and think more strategically.They say more than a million drones were sold over the Christmas holiday.Some for fun, some for mischief … but many offering innovative solutions…
We’ve become very dependent on our mobile phones, haven’t we? Losing it is super frustrating ... and can be super expensive. I 've been through this exact scenario recently, so I wanted to share with you what I've learned. Follow these steps to make sure you're prepared for something that…
Last week, as an Adjunct Professor at USF, I had the opportunity to once again participate as a judge for the Fall 2015 University of San Francisco Undergraduate Pitch Competition. I f you’re concerned about the ambitions and creativity of graduating students these days, don’t be. They’re on it.The Entrepreneurial…
This may seem like a very strange blog post for a site dedicated to leadership. But not really. N ot if you’re committed to managing your life, controlling your day and fighting for what you believe. Recently, I saw a profile of Sylvester Stallone and, serendipitously, stumbled across several articles…