It makes sense, doesn’t it? Those who solve the biggest problems provide the biggest value and — as a result — earn the highest incomes. In her bestselling book, Lean In, Facebook Chief Operating Officer, Sheryl Sandberg shares a wonderful story in this regard. Shortly after beginning at Facebook she was contacted by a woman named…
I’ve never quite agreed with the saying, “there is no ‘I’ in ‘team’.” Well, I agree with it literally since, indeed there is no letter “i” in that word. I also agree and feel very strongly that the individual needs to put the interests of the team before their own. The way the saying is…
Many are familiar with the story about the scorpion who asked the frog if he could hitch a ride on his back in order to cross the lake. Assuring the skeptical frog that he wouldn’t sting him because “if I did, I would also drown” the frog relented and agreed. As you know, partway across…
In her 30-plus years in the U.S., Arianna Huffington reached the pinnacle of success; truly the embodiment of the American Dream. Wealthy, famous, powerful, respected and influential, and in huge amounts. In 2009, Forbes named her as the 12th Most Influential Woman in Media. Later, they ranked her 52nd Most Powerful Woman in the World.…
Randy Gage — like many of us — is a huge fan of Seth Godin’s New York Times bestseller, Tribes. The book shows how those who desire to make a difference in their world can utilize online media in order to form connections toward a common purpose. It’s hard to imagine many people who understand…
It’s perhaps the least likely place you’d see a leader intentionally giving control over to those on his team. From ancient kingdoms to current despotic regimes; from the old industrial mills to many modern-day large corporations; and from athletic teams to the armed forces, leadership has typically been hierarchical and top-down. The person at the…
Two of my least favorite activities are shopping for clothes and taking new headshot photos. The first nauseates me and the second…well, I simply don’t enjoy the process. This brings me to a recent experience. As a panelist at Michael Port and Amy Mead’s recent Heroic Public Speaking live event, I took advantage of the…
Lately we’ve looked at placing other peoples’ interests first and how, far from being self-sacrificial, it’s actually the key to building successful business and personal relationships. So, it was very cool to come across the following quote from one of my heroes, High Point University President, Dr. Nido Qubein: “People who invariably put themselves first…
Years ago I was in the Holy city of Jerusalem, Israel to visit and learn from a man whose books I’d been studying for several years. Rabbi Zelig Pliskin’s writings are a combination of ancient Biblical wisdom and modern day personal development. While some of his 20 books are geared to a Jewish readership, many…
I’ve been studying David Neagle’s amazing book, The Millions Within and I think this passage from near the end of the book is one of the most terrific I’ve ever read: “Thrivers know that love, security, and self-esteem are available to them on the inside so they don’t have to go out and get them.…
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