Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Life Hacks, MACK Hacks, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
A few years ago, me and a couple of colleagues ran a free workshop designed to equip people with the necessary skills to start their own business. I started the workshop off with a talk on what behaviors and mentality an entrepreneur needed to be successful. My...
Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
A few years ago, we were all consumed with the story of Thamsanqa Jantjie, the sign language interpreter who was seen on the world stage during Nelson Mandela’s memorial service, next to important world leaders, translating their speeches into a bogus version of sign...
Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
Several years ago, my son and I went to Michigan for college visits at University of Michigan and Michigan State. I timed them with some business I was doing there so it was a great trip. My son had a flight home from the Detroit airport on Monday afternoon and...
Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
My daughter and I were doing our first set of college visits in the South recently which ended with a visit to Ole Miss in Oxford, MS. It looked as though about 75 other students were there along with their parents to take the campus tour and hear admissions...
Always Compete, Communication, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Growth, Management Development, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
Several years ago, I spoke to the 9th and 10th grade classes at my son’s then-high school, Our Lady of Good Counsel in Olney, MD. I helped them kick off the school year with some thoughts about how to be successful. One of my points was to be proactive and avoid the...
Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Growth, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
Years ago, my daughter played in a girls Fall lacrosse league. Her team never won a game and most of the time they got blown out. Allie played a wide range of positions and did really well. She shared time in goal with another girl. The other goalie was terrible...
