Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
“For a 45-minute fight, you got to train hard for 45000 minutes” Mickey Goldmill to Rocky Balboa – Rocky II Repetition is the Mother of Learning – it’s one of the most widely quoted pearls of wisdom you’ll hear and has been attributed to everyone from St. Thomas...
Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Growth, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
One of my favorite new gadgets is my Kindle Paperwhite. I had one of the first versions of the Kindle, then started reading on my iPad using the app, but since it doesn’t do well with glare, I forked over the $119.00 for the actual Kindle. I love it! Now the...
Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Motivation, Networking, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
The other day, while driving home from the gym, I noticed a large, newly-felled tree lying in Little Barton Creek. I pulled over and saw what knocked it down. We had some torrential rains and, as you can see in the photo, they wore away the soil from the roots and...
Get Better, Go Full Speed, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
One of my favorite things to do is go to Wal-Mart and look at all the weird people. Admit it. You like to do that too. The real question is what makes a weird person weird? Actually, weird is just different from you. The more extreme the difference is, the weirder...
Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
Flying used to terrify me. I didn’t take my first plane ride until I was 19 and it was a real experience – flying from Los Angeles to Exmouth, Western Australia, all told about a 28 hour flight. My fear of heights of course was a factor but what really...
Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
A few years ago, I had an incredible time teaching management skills to a group of engineers in Canada. One of the things I noticed in the engineers was the pride they took in the little silver pinky rings on their fingers. As they explained, the ring comes from the...
