Simple. Not Easy Being excellent is not hard. In fact, it’s really fairly simple. It’s just not easy. You have to train yourself to be excellent because it doesn’t just happen. Those who are excellent, are so, not because they are smarter or more talented than you...
Self-Regulation Self-regulation is a most difficult discipline to establish because it requires an inordinate amount of motivation and cognitive energy. Focused attention, deliberate action and resisting automatic responses is draining. And yet your ability to...
No One Likes It Don’t you hate it when you have to hold someone accountable? Or worse, when you are being held accountable? It’s not pleasant on either side of the table. That’s why accountability should be the second option. Most Need It Much has...
Bad Habits Everyone has hard to break habits. They become a part of how we do things and we no longer think about them. We just do them. Some are from long ago that have journeyed with us, whether they continue to work or not. Sometimes these established habits are...
The Stress Theme If there is an overarching theme among professionals who take their career seriously, one of the top selections would have to be handling stress. Since you are conscientious to do a great job that matters to others, you will experience the pressures...
The Deception There is so much talk about finding the ideal, the perfect, the complete. And rightly so—we want the best we can be, have or achieve. This is a natural drive that most of us have and what motivates and inspires us to grow, innovate and pursue. However,...