by dustin | Dec 18, 2014 | Bloggers I Read, books, Creativity, inspiration, leadership, Personal Development, Seth Godin, Success
After reading Seth Godin’s latest book What To Do When It’s Your Turn (and it’s always your turn), a friend and I talked about it. She questioned why there is such a disconnect between how most people live their lives and the possibilities Seth...
by dustin | Nov 19, 2014 | leadership, Personal Development, Success
There is a small, but powerful force that pushes you every day. It can move you just left of success. Left unchecked, it veers you away from your goals. It taps, pings, distracts and redirects you in subtle ways. What am I talking about? The Nudge. The Nudge is the...
by dustin | Nov 7, 2014 | Business Management, Goal Setting, leadership, managing people, Success, Teamwork
Last quarter, your team didn’t reach their goals. You chalked it up to market circumstances or a seasonal anomaly. Halfway through another quarter and things aren’t looking any more optimistic. It’s obvious this is a trend and something has to change. Before you...
by dustin | Sep 11, 2014 | brand you, leadership, Personal Brand, Personal Development, Professional Development, Success
Perception is reality. More specifically, YOUR perception is YOUR reality. Understanding this is critical to how you view circumstances and your life in general. We do not interact directly with reality. We filter everything through our senses. We take the empirical...
by dustin | Jun 27, 2014 | leadership, managing people, Professional Development, Success
Leaders should be destructive when obstacles are keeping them, or their people, from being the greatness they were created for. Focus on destroying obstacles – not your fears, not your competitors, and especially not your people.
by dustin | Jun 9, 2014 | Personal Development, Professional Development, Success
We recently had a plumbing issue cause a flood in our house. The disaster restoration service brought in several large fans and dehumidifiers, which filled our home with a loud, constant drone. We had to move to one side of the house and close doors to take a phone...
