Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
When we lived in MD, I always volunteered to speak to students at Seneca Valley High School in Germantown, MD for their career day. Jeff Baker, the Career Academics Coordinator there did a phenomenal job at rounding up speakers in a wide variety of careers so the...
Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said ‘faster horses’” – Henry Ford It’s unknown if Ford actually said that quote, but it’s fun to think he did. If it’s true, then we can infer that sometimes the customer actually ISN’T always right. We might...
Get Better, Goal Setting, Travel Hacks
I am not a big fan of vacations. I love what I do and since I travel so much, my idea of a great vacation is one spent at home. Last week, my wife and teen daughter and I went on a Carnival Cruise on the Sensation from Miami and back via Ocho Rios, Jamaica and Grand...
Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Motivation, Networking, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
A few years ago, I ran into a guy who coaches youth football. We talked about our sons and their experiences playing football and preparation for college. Since his son already transitioned to college, his advice to me was to establish “Team Dustin” (Dustin is my...
Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
Recently, I watched an interesting interview on 60 Minutes of SpaceX founder and CEO Ian Musk. He’s a 40ish entrepreneur who founded PayPal and then sold it to eBay. He rolled that money into his current company which is founded on his passion to travel into space....
Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
Have you ever experienced disappointment? Ever tried hard to get something but fell short? Even seen the death of a dream? You’re not alone. If so, you’ve probably had one of three reactions: Frustration, blame game, excuses, victim-stance. Extra hard work to try...
