Mindset

Is It A First World Problem?

I was complaining to my accountability partner about the tight cash flow I was experiencing this fourth quarter. She responded by saying "Good thing you have a first world problem....

Criticism & Fear

Fear only happens when the words of criticism match your own beliefs.  What do you choose to believe?

The Foundation To Habit Change

Do you have a habit you want to change but can't? People struggle their entire life trying to change bad habits, because they neglect to take the most foundational step....

Relentlessly Persistent

I played football my freshman year in high school. I was skinny, but not the smallest. Danny was. Danny wasn't naturally gifted and clearly didn't have the football physique. But...

Question The Assumption

Business is full of assumptions. It's just the way it is, I assume. The term "bankers hours" came about because of the limited, unaccommodating hours they kept. Banks were open...

Every Entrepreneurial Success Starts With A Belief It Can Be Done

There is one common ingredient in every successful business venture, in every life changing invention and every extraordinary entrepreneurial endeavor: Every success started with a belief that it could be...

Is It Worth Your Life?

What do you feel your life is worth (in dollars)? Millions? Billions? Everything? Now consider the work you have dedicated your life to. Consider how much you earn. Consider how...

The World's Most Unsuccessful Entrepreneur

He owns the biggest house. He has the nicest cars. He has all the material things you can imagine. He's earned it. His family doesn't know him. He's never there....

Hero Defined

As I walked the Pepperdine University campus before my keynote, I came upon a September 11th memorial.  Deena Burnett is the wife of alumnus Tom Burnett, one of the heroes...

Twenty Seconds Of Bravery

My wife said, "It took twenty seconds of bravery." Three months later she keynoted to one hundred entrepreneurs and their spouses. Krista had never keynoted before. She had never done...

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