The number one is frightening. One chance to get it right. One today. One now. One life. One you. The importance of now can be so overwhelming, that we find ourselves afraid to act, too scared to begin. What if we fail? What if we miss? What if nobody reads our book? What if the […]
At some point in your story, you will find yourself in the Pit. You will be surrounded by impossibility. The stench of failure will fill your nose. You will sit in the cold, wet darkness and wonder what you did wrong. How did you get here? Why did you even try? You will give serious […]
You don’t start something new, you don’t take excess amounts of risk, with the idea that someday it will fail. The reason you do your work, the reason you take on resistance, is to succeed. What is the point of doing so much, taking on potential ridicule, quitting a stable job, risking your reputation, without […]
When we think of excellent leadership we imagine victory. The captain of the army standing at the top of the hill with a sword raised high The winning football coach being carried off the field on the shoulders of his players The CEO proudly announcing first quarter profits and stock dividends The preacher standing in […]
The Space There is a space in our lives that haunts every single one of us. It seems wider than the Grand Canyon. It feels deeper than the ocean’s greatest abyss. It contains obstacles more daunting than the climb up Mt Everest. It is the most important space in our lives. And cross it we […]
The Artist In his book, Journal of a Novel, John Steinbeck describes the daily process of writing his novel, East of Eden. If you want to understand more of the struggles and difficulties of an accomplished writer hard at work in his craft, the journal is a great resource. The ideas do not just apply […]
The car had just come in and wasn’t ready to show yet. The manager told me his price, saying that he didn’t feel like he could come down much more. I would come back in a few days and we could settle on a final number then.When I came by, the manager was out, so […]
One of the best books I read last year was Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. Jobs was without a doubt the greatest CEO of our time. He led two different companies, one on the verge of bankruptcy, to become two of the most valuable and most creative organizations that we have seen. I picked up the book, […]
You dream about changing your life in some way for the better. But have you ever asked yourself if you have fallen in love with the right dream? We dream about having written a New York Times bestseller. We imagine winning an Academy Award and making an acceptance speech and going to parties. We picture […]
When they brought the man in he was already unconscious. One man had him by the shoulders and the other by the legs. They could barely hold him up. He offered no help, his body slack from the poison that coursed through his veins. The two men carrying him placed him on the one empty […]
