Do We Compliment Each Other Enough?
After the 9/11 attacks, I was assigned to Senator Joe Lieberman’s security detail. We became fast friends, which is unusual for protector/protectee. There is usually a bond, but always a separation. It’s hard not to be Joe Lieberman’s friend. Even…
What’s Your Excuse?
“Ninety-nine percent of failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.” George W. Carver Man-O-Chevitz!! This is the absolute truth. Quit with the excuses already. Any excuse….at all….ever. Just stop. Seriously. My mentor and business partner,…
Raise Your Level of Association
“You will never outperform your inner circle, if you want to achieve at a higher level, always be improving your inner circle.” John Wooden Yesterday, I wrote about guarding your heart from naysayers, belittlers, and mockers. Today, it’s…
Plan Your Work and Work Your Plan
“Every minute you spend in planning saves 10 minutes in execution; this gives you a 1000 percent return on energy!” Brian Tracy Coming from a military background, from my earliest days of adulthood, I was taught the value…
How Are You Training Attitude?
My mentor and business partner, Steve Siebold, is one of the world’s leading Mental Toughness Coaches. In his work with Fortune 500 sales teams, he has for the past two decades, surveyed the top executives of the companies. These surveys…
Trying Is Lying
“You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action.” Anthony Robbins As a Mental Toughness Coach, whether I’m dealing with a…
How Do Spend Your Hard-Earned Down Time?
“Rich people have small TVs and big libraries, and poor people have small libraries and big TVs.” Zig Ziglar I love this quote from one of the greats. It rings true, even if we don’t like to hear…
Are You Miserable or Motivated?
“Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice.” Wayne Dyer Plenty of stuff in life just plain old SUCKS! I get it, we all do. I hate yard work, house work, doing the…
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