This Innovator’s Dilemma
The most vexing question in my entire doctoral program was not posed to me by a professor. Instead, it was forced upon me by situation. "What is the topic for my dissertation?" I can't tell you how much sleep I have lost over this question.
I Was Not Alone
On my teaser slide that I placed on the home page I said "What I learned while teaching 4500 people to use Salesforce". Let me add this disclaimer: I was not alone on this project. The thought of one person taking on that much work is laughable. There were three...
How the Last Class Ended
In my last post I mentioned how I had a considerable portion of my grade hanging in the balance during the last week of class. It ended well. I took a risk on my final assignment, and the professor liked it. I received the grade I was looking for, and moved on to...
Give Your Kids A Boost of Confidence
I was reading the book "The Genius in All of Us" by David Shenk today. It is a fantastic book that breaks several myths about talent and how much of it we can expect to inherit from our parents. The good news is that talent is something that everyone can develop....
His daughter won the state geography bee…twice!
I love highlighting great work by amazing people. A good friend of mine lives with his family in Colorado. He recognized that his eldest daughter had a talent for geography, so they explored it together. This father-daughter hobby turned into a competitive sport....
An Amazing 12 Month Resume Builder
My wife has done a fantastic job over the past 12 months at the Animal Care and Control division of the Charlotte-Mecklenberg Police Department. Check out her site at www.clever-canine.com for more details. If you are short on time, just check out the first post or...
How a Best Selling Author Deals with Rejection
Editors Note: I found this article so valuable because it links to a string of eight other articles where a very successful author discusses how he learned to deal with rejection. I'm offering this to my readers because I know that developing thick skin is a very...
Join the Y
Exercise more. It sounds simple enough, doesn't it? Lose weight. Get in shape. Feel better about yourself. I haven't belonged to our local YMCA for several years. I think we let our membership expire about a month after our daughter was born. She'll be five...
Why it is OK (and perfectly normal) to be Unliked
A business coach that I admire (Dan Sullivan) once said that there are 6 billion people on the planet; you are not going to please them all. Seth Godin reminds us that you (and I) aren't going to be liked by most people, and that it is ok because you aren't trying to...
Gain Confidence by Declaring Who You Are
Sometimes the best way to increase your confidence is to make a stand and declare to the world who you are. Yet this simple thing can be so difficult. It can leave you feeling exposed. Naked. It is too easy for self-doubt to creep in. What if people don't like me?...