A couple of weeks ago the South by Southwest music festival was in town. Everywhere you went there were bands performing. Rap groups, country bands, bluegrass, rock, it was all here. To get to play at this event is a big deal for most bands. It’s an opportunity to make some new fans and win [...]
Why Your Goal Will Fail – And What To Do About It
There’s a lot of joggers out right now, have you noticed? Fast ones, slow ones, big ones, small ones. Joggers with new running gear. Joggers with strollers. Joggers who looked happy, and joggers I keep an eye on to make sure they don’t pass out in my lawn. January is a month for beginning new [...]
The Work Only You Can Do
Last summer I attended Quitter Conf with 200 other people pursuing their dreams. The host, Jon Acuff, challenged us, “Give yourself permission today to be your secret self.” Just for the day. Just at the conference. Let yourself be the person you deeply wish you were. What would you be? What would you be [...]
Success For People Who Didn’t Make The Honor Roll
In high school I sat near a lot of really smart kids. I liked to think I was among that group, but my transcript said otherwise. At graduation their robes were decorated with colorful accolades. Mine was black. Plain black. College was the same story. I shared a lab with some brilliant people. But while [...]
Fighting The Resistance
Lately I’ve been carrying a list of my top short-term goals in my pocket. It’s so easy to get distracted and to come up with new “urgent” things I need to be working on. If I’m not careful I’ll wind up racing from one shiny object to the next without ever really doing anything. For [...]
Book Review: Onward
Have you ever wondered what was behind Starbucks meteoric rise to greatness? Was it just great coffee or was there something more that was driving it? Starbucks Chairmen and CEO Howard Schultz gives a glimpse behind the curtain in his latest book “Onward.” Starbucks Story Onward is the story of how Howard Schultz brought the [...]
