3 things to help you succeed under pressure
These three things will increase your chances of success, and you’ll learn why airplane windows are round.
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You remember the Mayflower, but what about Speedwell?
On August 5th, 1620, the Pilgrims set out for America on two ships, the Speedwell and the Mayflower. You’ve likely never heard of the Speedwell, and for good reason. She never made it. Once the 60 ton ship got out into open water, she started taking on water. Discouraged, both ships returned to dartmouth to […]
Service Ride Control
The dashboard on my Yukon Denali XL (XL stands for extra long – to fit my 6 kids) has been displaying the message “Service Ride Control”. It’s been that way for 6 months now. Yes, I’m a bit embarrassed about how slow I’ve been to service my ride control, whatever that means. I finally took […]
Important questions to ask for a successful job interview
I’m a huge fan of bnet.com. They have some marvelous content, and I read nearly every new post of theirs. They’ve got a new post called “It’s a job interview, not a beauty pageant“, where they have some good advice on interviewing for a job. I recommend reading the full article, as well as the […]
Anxiously engaged
Engagement. It’s a measure of how emotional you are about something, how much you care, how involved you are, and how active you are in its pursuit. Being engaged is crucial to being productive. An employee who is engaged will work far harder, and accomplish far more than one who is disengaged. Unfortunately, engagement at […]
The pursuit of mastery, and the mastery asymptote
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, in his poem “A psalm of life” (here), wrote the following: Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way; But to act, that each tomorrow Find us farther than today. I think what he is talking about, is the pursuit of mastery. The pursuit of mastery brings purpose to […]
An amazing story that changed a life
A couple weeks ago I had the most remarkable experience. I had the opportunity to take my family to visit Angela Johnson at her sculpting studio in American Fork, Utah. What Angela does defies description (see below). The story of how she got there, is even more amazing. Before I tell her story, here are […]
There is no secret ingredient!
Perhaps one of my favorite all time movies is the brilliant animated film, Kung Fu Panda, by DreamWorks. It’s 91 minutes of pure awesomeness. In it, the overweight, clumsy, and kung-fu-less panda bear, Po, is selected to be the chosen Dragon Warrior, who will bring peace to the Valley and defeat the dreaded tiger, Tai […]
What Abraham Lincoln taught me about failure
In 1831, Abraham Lincoln failed in business. In 1832, Abraham Lincoln was defeated for state legislator. In 1833, Abraham Lincoln tried a new business, and failed. In 1835, Abraham Lincoln’s fiancée died. In 1836, Abraham Lincoln had a nervous breakdown. In 1843, Abraham Lincoln ran for congress and was defeated. In 1848, Lincoln ran again, […]
Control vs Influence
If you’re talking about your own life, control is what matters. Self control, or self-discipline, is fundamental to your ability to succeed in anything. But if you’re talking about the life or lives of others, control is an illusion; influence is what matters. Whether it’s with your kids, your employees, your peers, or even your […]
Microcosms make you stronger
As I’ve continued writing my book, Escape Velocity, I keep thinking upon this notion of microcosms. For more on what I call “The microcosm approach to success”, see the following two posts: Making the most of microcosms (how to use microcosms to achieve large objectives) Controlled Failure (how to fail on your terms) There’s an […]
Controlled Failure
As I mention here, we should be failing on a regular basis. I want to fail. To not fail usually means I’m not pushing hard enough. Not trying new things. And there are vital lessons that we learn when we fail, and that can only be learned through failure. The road to success is paved […]
Making the most of microcosms
A microcosm is just a small version of something much larger. It’s usually very similar in the most important regards, but much simpler. Kindergarten, for instance, is a microcosm of college (the macrocosm). You couldn’t drop off a kid in college and expect them to do well. They must first survive a number of preparatory […]
Why are some able to change, while others are not
In conducting research for my upcoming book “Escape Velocity”, I asked the following question about change, on LinkedIn. I got terrific responses, from terrific people (including a psychotherapist, a scientist, a banker, a microbiologist, project managers, marketers, authors, to IT professionals, career coaches, and CEO’s). I wanted to share them, unedited, in the author’s own […]
Joannie Rochette – an emotional night
Joannie Rochette, a 24 year old from Quebec, was a 2009 World Silver medalist, and a five-time canadian champion who came to the 2010 Winter Olympic games in Vancouver as a top contender in women’s figure skating. But only two days prior to the start of her event, she learned her mother had died of […]
Change Blindness – test your attention
I posted earlier about the “all of a sudden” syndrome that we so often fall victim to, wherein the phenomenon of “change blindness” often hides important details from our attention. Sometimes this is due to our attention being directed elsewhere, and sometimes it’s because the change occurs in such small, incremental degrees that we fail […]
Change blindness, and the all-of-a-sudden syndrome
As human beings, we tend to fall victim to the “all of a sudden” syndrome. All of a sudden I’m out of shape. All of a sudden my finances are a wreck. All of a sudden my product is late. All of a sudden a relationship is broken. All of a sudden I’m addicted. All […]
Boundin
The following is the words to the poem from the short film “Boundin” from Disney’s Pixar. I fell in love with this short along with it’s terrific message and amazingly cute animation a long time ago. Now it sits on my iPhone and my kids watch it all the time. Enjoy: Here’s a story on […]
Peaks and valleys
Peaks and valleys. Life is full of them. The important thing to remember when you’re in a valley, is that you won’t stay there forever. Valley’s are temporary, even when they seem to last an eternity. Inevitably, you find yourself back on top again. Sometimes just remembering that can be the encouragement you need to […]
Shaun White, and the real story of his success
What on earth is the Double McTwist 1260? It’s where you flip diagonally two times in the air, and simultaneously spin for three and a half rotations. It’s a crazy, high-risk, highly complicated, and totally unbelievable move. Shaun White invented it, and showed it to the world as he took gold in the snowboard half-pipe […]
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