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“There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” – Nelson Mandela I had a meeting recently with a client who made me [...]

“The greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.” – Martha Washington I recently published a book (I know, it’s hard for me to believe [...]

“I don’t want features, I want value. I don’t want benefits, I want value.” – Jeffrey Gitomer I recently had a conversation with a client about recruiting. They’ve been looking to fill a position [...]

“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” – Rumi One of the most common failings I run into with leaders is a lack of interest in [...]

“Innovation without execution is hallucination.” – Thomas Edison One of the most commonly used words in any conversation around business these days is innovation. Everybody wants to be [...]

“I’d rather be hated for what I am than loved for what I am not.” – Kurt Cobain We spend a lot of time as leaders trying to make other people happy. Our customers want something, so we try and [...]

“If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?” – John Wooden I recently had the good fortune of spending time with a client of ours who’s been successful for many [...]

“We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don’t know.” – W. H. Auden Pride can be a valuable thing. It can motivate us to achieve great things. It can keep [...]

“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” – Robert Brault We talk a lot in this space about focus, and the importance of keeping a clear [...]

“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.” – Theodore Roosevelt We talk a lot in this space about planning and vision and all those kinds of good things. It’s critical [...]