Imagine yourself seated in an airplane on a runway preparing for takeoff. The pilot gets clearance from the tower to take off and eases the throttle forward, but instead of revving up the engines and releasing the brakes, he gradually increases speed slowly. You are waiting to feel the thrust of the engines pull you […]

Do you remember seeing an awesome speaker at the last conference or convention you attended? Do you remember the 9.9 tips to success that they shared with you? I’d bet not. Chances are, you will recall a story that the speaker shared while embedding his point within the tale he was telling. The greatest communicators […]

Sometimes there are situations that happen. They may be good or bad, they may be the result of something that we have done, or have nothing to do with what we have done. I find that people will frequently look for the meaning behind the meaning of something that is completely out of their control. […]

The world is full of many smart people…who do nothing with their intelligence other than spout off trivial things that others usually don’t want to hear. There are fewer people in this world who actually do something with what they know.  It doesn’t matter if they are a great mechanic, advertiser, athlete, or manager; magic […]

This weekend we participated in the Warrior Dash which is a 5k trail race with all kinds of crazy obstacles, the last of which has you literally swimming through a 100 ft. mud pit under barbed wire. You can find out more at www.warriordash.com. The entire event was by far one of the best organized events I […]

This morning I was visiting with our 18 year old, Branson, while he was watching the news. Many of you have seen my live programs and may recall my success diet segments of “No news in the morning” segment of my program. This is because of the incessant negativity of the content of the news. […]

I just finished a great call with my coach. We are working on several aspects of my planning, goals, and visioning for the remaining portion of the year, as well as longer term planning. One of the things she had me do was to write down several markers of success or achievement so that I’d […]

Teachers are dismayed across America as an increasingly high number of students are unable to spell, and worse yet, often use text lingo when writing papers. That being said, some marketers are talking and writing in very long form language when trying to attract new customers. Since the easiest way to communicate with someone is […]

Have you ever seen the flexibility and agility of a yoga master? (I don’t know if they are called ‘yoga master’, but I thought it sounded better than ‘head yoga dude’) Last night I attended my first hot yoga class. I really enjoyed the session, especially after I have been on the road as much […]

Right now I’m waiting to board my flight.Prior to getting on the plane, the airline needed to see my passport. The passport simply proves that I am documented to get to where I would like to go and have demonstrated some sort of compliance with our government to leave the country. When I arrive at […]