You only have one life, and you get to choose what it will stand for. Why not make the highest investment you ever could: significance in th

How to Manage Stress as a Leader? Have you ever had “one of those days?” Well, of course you have. If you’re in business or doing anything worthwhile, you’re bound to have one. The key is not to make it a habit and to know how to manage stress when it hits. I recently had several deadlines and an equal number of "fires" that kept interrupting me. Can you relate? In the middle of all of this, my wife called from the side of the road where she’d been pulled over by the police

To get things done, you've got to design a plan that works. Put your plans in writing, gather an excellent team, and self-assess often.

In order to get things done, you need to have a clear direction. Without a clear direction, you will wander aimlessly. Clarify your directio

In order to get things done, you must cultivate a strong desire. There must be an internal drive toward the goal. Without desire your task i

I know that I’ll step on a few toes when I say that it’s a myth that people are born leaders. I’m sure I've already offended some of the “born leaders” out there. I realize there’s debate on this issue and, well … I struggle with the same question. In my career, I’ve tried to talk people into leadership; train them into it; “whip” them into it, and it usually didn’t work. I began to believe that true leaders are born, not taught. That was until I invested in my own leadersh

On my way to the courthouse the other day I received a frantic call from a client. I heard the excitement in his voice. I had to tell him to calm down and explain it to me slowly. After gaining his composure, my client, let’s call him Jerry - you know, to protect the innocent and all that - began telling me of the sweetest deal I would ever hear in my lifetime. Apparently, a friend of his had suddenly decided to sell his business to Jerry for a steal. The stipulation, of co