Why should you care about your mood, let alone how happy you are? The short answer; the research supports that being in a better mood has positive effects like higher productivity and an increased sense of wellbeing. Being in good mood also has staggering amounts of health benefits including lowering blood pressure and cholesterol. It […]
Self-control is influenced by what behavioral psychologists call social proof or what is commonly thought of as peer pressure. In other words, the people around us influence our behavior, making both willpower and temptation contagious. For example, if you’re out to dinner and everyone is ordering dessert, you are more likely to do the same, […]
Dare to be in the top 1% I learned very early in my career that accomplished networkers build relationships first, connect people to other people second, and think about getting a prospect dead last. Most good networkers already get this. They do the usual: learn the person’s name, use it when they can, make small […]
On Saturday, I was captivated by the streaming “live” coverage of the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii. Whether it was watching the pro athletes with their amazing speed and strength or the age groupers who were giving it everything they had to cross the finish line. The coverage was filled with both triumph and […]
I have to admit, it’s a work in progress. It all began as I sat sobbing like a ‘bloody’ baby in a small hotel room in Taupo, New Zealand. It was a trip that profoundly changed my life. I had been in “Kiwi Land” all of four days, anxiously awaiting the countdown until I would […]
How many times have you started a day with a bunch of great ideas and good intentions, only to have it fly off the rails? (I must confess, a little Ozzy Osborn did influence the title.) You wanted to leave work right at 4:30 but when you look at the clock, it’s 6:00. Everything you […]
It’s the beginning of the fourth quarter, are you on track to make your 2012 goals? What’s your answer? What was your immediate ‘gut’ reaction? Because whatever it was, you’re right. In other words, if your answer was “Heck yea!” I would be willing to bet on your success. And if your answer was, “It’s […]
