Remember that you must die. Most of us don’t like to consider our mortality. Yet there is but one door through which we exit life, and it is called death. What better reminder to make the most of each day? What better motivation to treat those with whom we work, and...
“I can’t keep my mind on my business. I wake up every morning thinking about the state of the world.” That’s how a conversation began with one of my clients. Since it’s Sunday, let me make a confession: I feel the same way. I was brought up in the Christian faith, and...
I was stunned to realize that I had been overperforming – accidentally – at the gym. For some reason, I misread the target reps on one of my exercises during the past month and was cranking out 12 instead of 8 reps per set. It was a bit of a struggle to hit 12...
Think about how many times you give your word during the day: I’ll call you this evening. Let’s have lunch this week. I’ll check in with the team and get back to you before close of business. The proposal will be on your desk by Friday. We’re not going to skip date...
Tomorrow I celebrate my 60th Birthday. I’ve been writing and rewriting this post for about a week. I kept telling myself that it had to be something spectacular, something that people would be talking about a year from now. I thought it would be multiple pages long –...
