The SHIFT has occurred ! The economic earthquake is measuring an 11 on the Richter Scale. Technology is replacing jobs and industries and outsourcing is on the rise. In fact, given what is happening in the Middle East, we may see many more new inductees into the free market capitalist system; this on top of the 1.8 billion people who were …
Are You a Victim of Yourself?
Are you getting in your own way? Are you sabotaging your own success? Are you knocking on your own door of achievement but refusing to open the door to let yourself in? Meet Eric, Karen, Bill, and Deanna “I’m not one of those people.” Eric tells me, “I’m way beyond that. I’ve got my own consulting business where …
Adversity is the Catalyst for all Success
Whoever coined the expression, “Get it right the first time” didn’t think it through much. How many of us ever get it right the first time? One of the laws of achievement is that we’re not supposed to get it right the first time. When we work hard at something and fail, it is actually the genesis for all success achievement. …
Unemployment Numbers Don’t Add Up
I am a motivational author, trainer, and blogger so when disinformation and miscommunication are released by the government to hide the truth, someone has to speak out! The latest unemployment rate, according to the government, fell from 9.4 percent to 9.0 percent last month. Hogwash! Either the data is inaccurate or the government better find an accurate and truthful method to …
How to Predict the Future
Strategically anticipating and predicting the future! What TV shows will Americans want to watch in the coming years? What kind of fashions will people want to be wearing 3 to 5 years from now? What kind of apps and capabilities will entice consumers to purchase Smart phones in the years ahead? Did Blockbuster Video anticipate and prepare for Netflix and …
Successful Brands Take Risks
If you have to know it in order to do it, you’ll only do what you know – and never will you grow. Today, we all need to anticipate the future and take strategic risks to thrive in a world that offers limited jobs. How many streams of income do you have? How many new ventures are you pursuing or investing …
Is Brand Mastery a Forgotten Art?
Former President Jimmy Carter was being interviewed by four-star admiral Hyman G. Rickover, recognized as the “Father of the Nuclear Navy.” Carter had applied to participate in the nuclear submarine construction program. The interview went well until Carter reached the door. Just as he was about to depart the room, Rickover stood from his desk across the large room and said, …
The Power of Your Words
WORDS ARE POWERFUL, and whether you utter them aloud or to yourself, they create emotion. They determine how you and others feel. I’m sure you have heard the saying, “Sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me.” Don’t believe this for a second – there are more people lying on a therapist’s couch and emotionally …
8 Principles to Brand Yourself an Entrepreneur
The two major benefits of branding yourself an entrepreneur are 1) You give yourself a better chance of remaining with and growing in your current job or business, and 2) If you are forced to seek out new employment or self employment, your value-based entrepreneurial skills will serve you well in landing a better opportunity quickly and painlessly. Value-based entrepreneurial …
Awareness and Respect Build Character
Am I a grumpy old man at age 58? Am I feeling like Rodney Dangerfield who “never got any respect?” Am I old-fashioned and, as Jethro Tull might suggest, Living in the Past? My questions have to do with what I perceive to be a lack of respect in America today. I am sitting in the waiting room at a …