Thanksgiving Day Coping Plan

Happy (almost) Thanksgiving! With the world the way it is today, Thanksgiving might look a little different this time around. However, a few things probably will remain the same:  It still takes longer than you expect to thaw that turkey, and family-related stress...

Getting—and Staying—All In (Part 2 of 2)

  In my previous blog post, I talked about the importance of stickability, which is the ability to persevere. I talked about honing your skills of stickability so you are able to commit and be “all in” when it comes to what’s truly important in your life....

All In (Part 1 of 2)

I came across a fun word the other day. Stickability. It refers to a person’s ability to persevere with something. It’s about commitment. It’s about staying power. And staying power, I believe, is one of the most important keys to success. I was reminded of this when...

The Costs of Compromising

We all know about Charles Lindbergh and his famous solo, nonstop flight from New York City to Paris in his single-engine plane, “Spirit of St. Louis.” A great deal of thought and planning went into the flight, of course, and Winston Groom’s The Aviators: Eddie...

Intensity vs Consistency

I am coaching a young executive who is relatively new to leadership. As with many new executives (and some seasoned ones, for that matter), he is struggling with several things—time management, dealing with multiple projects at the same time, prioritization, team...

‘Mom, the Fuller Brush Man is Here!’

Today I’d like to revisit a blog I wrote years ago during my sales-coaching days. It includes two positive stories. Both are about success and perseverance, and one of them is close to home for me. A past issue of Selling Power magazine featured Alfred Fuller, the...

The Fundamentals

In sports, when a coach has a losing season, everyone asks what they are going to do to get the team back to winning. Their answer almost always involves renewed focus on the fundamentals. They talk about focusing on conditioning, getting stronger, proper technique...

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

In our last blog, we talked about the power and importance of establishing positive routines in our daily lives. Today, we are going to talk more about why it’s so crucial to establish these routines, and it might be something that you haven’t thought about. The thing...

Making Your Routines Routine

Today let’s focus on routines. Are they important? Do they matter? What do routines have to do with success? The answers are yes, yes and a lot. Here are a few varied examples: University of Alabama fans are probably well aware of Nick Saban’s meal routine. He has two...

Encouragement

In the previous blog, I talked about the dangers of discouragement. While avoiding discouragement during a pandemic is hard, we don’t need to make things harder with unfair comparisons between now and our pre-pandemic lives. “Pandemic fatigue” related to all the...