First, look at what matters to you, I mean truly matters to you. Is it your family, your health, your hobbies/sports/interests, your business, your career…list them all. Now that you have identified you major areas of priorities (let’s say 3-5 of them), next, within each of them organize tasks and actions based on whether they are important, urgent and everything …
5 years later, nothing has changed?
Are you in the same place today as you were 5 years ago? Allow me to clarify. If you are happy where you are professionally (and personally), where you feel fulfillment, progress, advancement, contributions, and are a part of something larger than yourself..then, you have won already! Otherwise, if you are unhappy and you keep complaining to anyone willing to …
Working 9 to 5? Why?
How many of us work or have worked the hours of 9 AM to 5 PM? I would guess quite a few. How many of us have asked why are those the hours we work and are they truly the only preferred (available) option? I would wager to say, not as many. If you are leading a team, provide your …
You, at 80 years old
Dear friends and colleagues, try to “project” yourself to age 80 and think about reflecting back on your life, your career, decisions and accomplishments. Do you believe that as you are sitting in a chair with a grandchild on your lap that these thoughts will bring a smile to your face? Do you believe that your life (up until that …
Don’t use age as an excuse
Your age is not an excuse for you not to switch industries or for you not to try something entirely new, perhaps a business of your own. Your age is not an excuse or a reason for you not to be the first one to accomplish something in your age group or among the few early success stories. If anyone …
Focus on what matters
If you look back on things that you were obsessing over a week ago, a month ago or even a year ago, I’m willing to bet that you will find that most of them are somewhat inconsequential today. There are very few things that truly matter in life, business and career and as such those are the ones that truly …
Leaders work for people
Dear leadership, work for your teams. Period. This means that it is very important to understand that everything ties up to leadership and it is the responsibility of leaders. If you have someone who is not performing well it is the responsibility of leadership to provide training and mentorship or perhaps an opportunity to work elsewhere. If someone is not …
Don’t despair and don’t doubt yourself
At times, things don’t work out because they’re not meant to work out. If you review your career thus far there have been many opportunities that you chose not to pursue or that someone else believed weren’t the right opportunity for you for whatever reason. In retrospect, they didn’t work out because something bigger and better and more suitable for …
You can’t please everyone
You can’t please everyone, so stop trying to do so. Live your life to the fullest and go after what you want to become and who do you want to be to your family. Along the way, don’t worry about what others may be saying about you, especially when they are not brave enough to say it to you directly. …
Hire the person, not their employer
Way too frequently I have seen people get mesmerized by a brand or a logo from where a particular candidate is coming from and frequently those hires don’t work out long-term. Yes, for high-level positions you may need some “sizzle” and somebody to come from a large organization, but please when you’re hiring and building your teams focus on the …