What Disney Can Teach Entrepreneurs
When Walt Disney first sketched a mouse on a train trip back from a failed business meeting, he probably had no idea that Mickey Mouse would become the enduring icon of family entertainment and the Disney brand. However, as he built his empire, he probably wasn’t surprised by it. The business decisions he made suggest …
Questions Drive Focus, What is Your Primary Focus Question?
For the last in my series on the “self-communication” context of The 3 Levels of High-Performance Leadership Communication you are going to learn a powerful strategy for your self-talk and internal dialogue that can transform the results you achieve in business and life.
In the previous three blog articles here you’ve read about:
The 3…Your Time Will Come
(Be Patient) Your Time Will Come
Has anyone ever told you this?
What do you think when you hear this?
Is it patronizing & placating or perhaps passive aggressive? Or is it positive?
In business who decides when “your time will come” has come?
I submit that you decide.
You decide when and where you …
Three Things You Must Have Done By Half-Time
In a few weeks, it will be half-time. Most of us set forth new goals or resolutions on January 1st or we account for our business success and objectives from January 1st to December 31st. If you do this, then “half-time” is on June 26th. That’s the halfway point between the two dates.
Are you …
The Growth Game 3%: How Much Self Investment?
The financial services industry has given many rules of thumb for planning when it comes to budgeting and investment strategies. Save between 10 and 20 percent of your income for retirement depending on your age. Have six months of living expenses stores away in a liquid account. Keep your monthly debt obligations under 36 percent …
Are You Underutilized in Your Career?
I attended a luncheon last week with 150 highly motivated business people, 85-90% of which were women. The audience was skewed by gender because the sponsoring organization was focused on helping promote more women on corporate boards. And things seem to be looking up. Their latest study revealed that although only 11.5% of public corporation …
Defeating Procrastination for Achieving Excellent Results
Have you ever been ultra excited about tackling a brand new project for business growth, but once it was time to get started, panic hit? The question usually becomes, “How and where to begin?” All of a sudden the excitement converts into uncertainty and sometimes fear. In turn, the dilemma is met with procrastination.
Procrastination …
Personal Branding Lessons From Sgt. Bergdahl
Five years in captivity changes you. Whether Bergdahl walked away from his duty in Afghanistan into the arms of the Taliban or not, he was unable to return until his release was negotiated. He is now being held at a medical facility and won’t be reunited with his family for weeks.
It takes a lot …
Personal Branding Weekly – Servant or Salesperson?
To this day, the term “used car salesperson” still conjures up a specific persona that many feel is a very negative way to describe someone. The generalizations around this title are “pushy, fast talking, aggressive, high pressure, deceptive, rude, pesky, annoying” (and these descriptions came up quickly on the first page of a Google search …
A Major Obstacle to Growing as a Leader
Due to the fact that I have worked as a psychologist and family coach over the past 20 years, I have had the privilege of observing and interacting with thousands of individuals and families. Obviously, some people are more healthy and functional than others.
And it is clear that we all have problems, so the …