None of the athletes who compete in the Olympics just “ended up” there. They didn’t accidentally get good enough to compete. They didn’t just wish and hope and dream and visualize themselves being there. And they didn’t listen to their critics. like the gymnast whose father told her she was too awkward to do gymnastics. [...]
Wake up, brush teeth, get dressed, eat breakfast, go to work, run errands, take care of the kids, pay bills, go to bed. Is that all there is? For many, yes it is. They feel trapped in a life that is entirely unrecognizable from the one they dreamed of as a kid. Each day looks [...]
Choice gives you power. And you get to choose everything about your future. Too many people will never take that step – never acknowledge that they are the architects of their life and their business. It’s too easy to blame someone or something else for their apparent inability to become a success. Successful people aren’t [...]
January 4, 2011 Welcome to the new year. Have you piled on a few more tasks, ideas, commitments, and resolutions? Most people think of the start of the new year as a means to do more. Although their intentions are good, after a few weeks they’re usually exhausted and return to what they’ve always done. [...]
The glass ceiling – you’ve heard the term before. It refers to the invisible limit placed on women in the corporate world. Given the political structure and the nature of power struggles, territoriality, and primal instincts that bleed into the corporate world, a woman’s rise to a level commensurate with her worth has often been [...]
I remember the first time I was allowed to go out trick-or-treating on Halloween night with just my friends. I’m pretty sure my Dad was following at a safe distance but he’ll neither confirm nor deny that accusation! Our trick-or-treat mission had a singular, laser-like focus – get as much candy as possible in the [...]
When I was in college, I joined a sorority. We had rules and guidelines, much like any organized group. One of those guidelines was that we were all to believe in the concept of sisterly love. It sounded good, but in reality I became disillusioned after watching so many of my sisters talk behind others’ [...]
What are the odds that you have been sitting on a fantastic idea for quite some time now? I’d say they’re pretty good. You’ve been in this world for awhile and you’ve likely figured out how to do something better or faster. Or you’ve looked all over for something you’d like to have that just [...]
As the cooler weather sets in, a certain woman thinks she can just show up in my office and wreck havoc in my business. She comes dressed in sloppy clothes, wearing nothing more than moisturizer and lip balm on her face. Her hair looks, well, you can only imagine. And she hates me. She makes [...]