Jerry Weintraub is an interesting figure. I read his autobiography and it was really interesting. He was certainly a driven man and he wasn’t afraid to try things. Perhaps the biggest takeaway from his life is that you’ll never achieve great things in life without persistence.
I’m slow to the game, but I’m starting to realize that practice is a leading indicator. You have to put in the practice and it will seem like changes should be occurring, but it usually takes some time. Success is lagging.
Phones and smartphones have been great for life, correct? Yes. I would agree with that, but I also think our phone use can become detrimental if we’re not careful. That’s why it’s important to have some hacks and restrictions on phones in order to be more productive entrepreneurs.
There is a little bit of a disease in our society. Many people are really afraid of failing. They do all they can to avoid it, but as a result they never strive to improve or if they do they only do things they know they can succeed at. This mentality doesn’t lead to achieving the dreams you may have in life…
How much time do you spend checking email, writing email and all the things associated with email? It could be holding you back especially if email is not one of your main job functions. Here are some tips for cutting back on email.
It’s important to give praise. To employees. To friends. To family. But is there a correct way to give praise? Let’s look at what the science says so we can learn to be more effective with our praise of others.
Do you have someone in your life that is really talented, but with little confident? Or maybe they have little drive? It can drive you crazy because you see the potential, but they don’t. In life, we all tend to become what we believe. It’s really up to use to envision our own futures.
If you’re an entrepreneur or business manager then you probably know what it’s like to live in a circle of insecurity. What’s that? It’s when life doesn’t feel secure. You’re looking over your shoulder all the time, but there are really good aspects to living this way…
Are you late? Do you really get peeved when someone is late? If you’re like me then people being late is one of your biggest pet peeves. I don’t know if I’m the only one, but I feel like you should never be late…to anything. Here’s why…
I just finished reading Sam Walton’s (Walmart) autobiography. I had no idea this book existed until a couple weeks ago. It was published in 1992, shortly after Sam passed away. The book was engaging and contained lots of good lessons for entrepreneurs.