Be The One They Choose

Whatever you do for a living, it’s a good bet a boatload of other people do exactly the same thing. Your customers, clients or potential employers have dozens … maybe even hundreds of choices. So why should they pick you? All of us, in every field of endeavor, ought to be able to answer that…

Self Discipline … and Where To Find It

Building a business or advancing a career takes discipline, doesn’t it? Discipline to finish what I start. Discipline to start some things in the first place—the things I don’t love to do that are part of the package, like it or not. And sometimes the discipline to hold back when I really want to hold…

What Is Your Purpose?

You may be absolutely certain what you’re meant to do in this life. Or maybe you’re still wondering. Maybe you’re not even sure people really have a Life Purpose, much less how to figure out what yours might be. Purpose has been on my mind since I listened to a podcast from my friends at…

That LinkedIn Feeling

You’ve run into this, I’m sure. You get a connection request on LinkedIn—somebody wants to be part of your professional network. Maybe you accept automatically. “The more, the merrier,” sums up your approach to social media. Or maybe you check their profile, see if you know people in common, and give it some thought. Then…

Nope, Uh-uh, No Siree Bob

You’ve been there, right? You applied for a promotion—it went to someone else. Offered your services to the perfect client and heard, “No, thanks.” Interviewed for a job you didn’t get. I just ran into the rejection buzz saw. And it sent me back to look at what I’d learned from Jia Jang when he…