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I’m currently reading Colin Powell’s book, My American Journey. I found the following passage interesting and useful to anyone, whether in the military or in business. (It seems like since the time of Sun Tzu, business and military tactics have been very closely aligned.) For years, I have told young officers that most of what [...]

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How much do you sleep? Is that enough to keep you energized all through the day? If you’re like most people the answer is “probably not,” even if you take a good multivitamin/mineral/phytonutrient supplement. That’s why today I’ll be discussing the much taunted, much mocked, and much made fun of to the point of toomucherry [...]

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Tell yourself that at the end of today. Which one did you choose? Now, do it for a week, and after a week, what’s the score look like? Which one did you most often choose? After a month? Is that really the answer you want? If the answer you get is the one you don’t [...]

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A few months ago, while reading one of my favorite blogs (BenSaunders.com), I saw a couple of posts (post 1, post 2) on something called the “TED” conference. “TED conference?” I thought. “Like the United Airways low-cost air line? You know, I used to work with a guy named Ted…” No, it wasn’t either of [...]

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(This post is in response to a post I just read over at The Quantum Skyline.) It’s not uncommon for college graduates to ask themselves “OK, I graduated. Now what?” After all, you spend your entire life up to that point doing nothing but going to school, having people direct you and tell you what [...]

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