If you’re a great leader, you probably have a team that dreams big. A team that is inspired. That’s because the messages you’re sending every day in multiple ways fuel the motivation to keep reaching higher and more audaciously. What makes these leaders so effective? Inspirational messages like these. 1. They answer the question, “Why […]
The NBA Finals open this week as one of the great pressure cookers in sports. Over my decades of observing athletes and teams who perform at their peak when the pressure is highest, I’ve seen an important pattern. They think small. Thinking small helps them absorb intense scrutiny, relax and make success under pressure almost […]
Dear Molly, Not everybody climbs trees like you can. And if you can do that, you can reach the sky. For real. At first, it was about the challenge to get to the top. The taller the tree, the better it felt to succeed. Some trunks were harder to grip, and getting a good hold […]
There is a saying I heard one time, that “you lose your way when you lose your why.” When our why is our anchor, our path becomes clearer and our decisions easier. I can think of no better example of this than my friend Ernie Johnson, Jr. Most of you know him as “EJ,” the […]
Setting a goal almost always sets up a gut check—that moment when the small urgencies of life threaten your energy and progress. It’s a make or break turning point that may require sacrifice and doubling down on your determination. Those energy drains are why I found the book Essentialism so relevant. Author Greg McKeown does […]
April 14 is Equal Pay Day, highlighting a disturbing issue for millennial women in particular. A reported 60 percent of them are not negotiating for better salary or benefits. It doesn’t have to be this way. Negotiation is the prime way that women of any age can make each day Equal Pay Day. For millennial […]
