No doubt that 2020 was an incredibly different year for just about everyone. 

I say different instead of difficult because interacting with each of you makes any difficult day a better day. Thank you for everything that you do. 

Each one of you faced some battles this year, but you...

Every year, I choose ONE word to keep me focused. My ONE word last year was NOW. My 2021 ONE word is TRUST.

This one word serves as my filter. I filter all my ideas through it. So, when an idea comes to my mind, I move to action, knowing that I'm a person who trusts the process. Your word of the...

How many companies could survive if they use the tag line "Reassuringly expensive" in their marketing?

My guess, not many. Stella Artois is a Belgian beer that dominated the high-end beer market by running marketing campaigns stating that they use the most expensive ingredients in the...

Ideas worth keeping are ideas worth sharing. 

Ideas worth sharing are ideas worth executing. 

Most people confuse these three words, keeping, sharing, and executing. 

They hoard brilliant ideas until someone else does them, and they say, "I had this idea first." If you feel the...

Your head can be a scary place to be. A little self-criticism is a good thing. It can be a reality check that recalibrates your actions. On the other hand, excessive self-criticism tends to prevent you from moving forward and cause you to identify yourself with your shortcomings. 

Instead of...

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Dr. Ned Hallowell is one of the world's leading experts on grabbing and holding people's attention. He often speaks about the importance of getting people's attention and maintaining their attention in any business venture and marketing campaigns. If you are a...

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Enjoy your day with your family and friends. 

This year was a challenging year for many of us. Our lives were impacted in so many different ways. 

Some of you may have lost a job, and you may know someone who lost his or her life. Some of you are...

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What is Whakapapa?

The Maori people in New Zealand have a spiritual concept called Whakapapa. The principle behind the idea is that each of us is part of an unbreakable chain of people back to our ancestors, and we are part of a chain of people into the future to the...

Steph Curry has not played a meaningful basketball game in the last 300 days, and he is about to play his first game in a few minutes. No, This is not a basketball blog. It is a blog about helping you to become your future self and to ship your work daily. 

That is why I'm sharing this. When...