STRONG Goals: Developing a Secret Weapon For Job Advancement

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Do you have a desire to move up the ladder at work, to stand out among your peers? Do you know the number one way to do this? It’s actually rather simple. Just make your boss look good. If you do, your boss will notice YOU. There are many ways to do this, but one [...]

Have You Read a Good Book Lately?

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Seth Godin has an interesting rant on his blog today… Many people in the United States purchase one or fewer books every year. Many of those people have seen every single episode of American Idol. There is clearly a correlation here. He makes the point that we can choose to read a good book… Or [...]

What Do You Want In An iBook?

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With the advent of Apple’s new iPad, a lot of new technology will soon be at our fingertips. One of the most exciting will be the advent of iBooks, which will be available from a soon to be released iBook store. I personally would like to see a few things included that will make this [...]

Find The Key

We all have problems in life. Things we can’t fix, people who don’t understand us, and situations that confound us. All we need is a solution. All we need is that golden key that unlocks the problem and provides the perfect answer. Yet that key is often hard to find. We can spend hours, days, [...]

How Not to Praise Your Kids

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I’ve been listening to the new book by Daniel Coyle, entitled The Talent Code and I ran across something truly eye opening. In fact it goes against conventional wisdom to such a degree that I didn’t believe it at first. In a chapter on “Ignition,” about how to get talents started, Daniel goes into a [...]