How To Steal Your Way To The Top

How To Steal Your Way To The Top

Steve Jobs famously said that “Good artist copy, Great artist steal”. Way back in the day, if someone copied something someone else said, did, or the clothes they wore, etc we said they ‘bit it’.  They wore copy catting.  Remember that old Doug...
Why your boss might be telling you no

Why your boss might be telling you no

My wife’s taking a class in education administration.  Her professor received an email from a young administrator who’s boss has refused multiple times to implement her ideas.  She wants to know what she can do.  My wife’s instructor thought...
Pick Yourself

Pick Yourself

When I think of being picked my mind goes back to adolescent days of being chosen last to play schoolyard football.  I hadn’t started lifting weights yet, so I was among the most scrawny kids in the neighborhood.  That didn’t last long though.  By age 14 I...
Adversity and Success

Adversity and Success

Adversity and Success: People with lots of resources often don’t achieve genuine success.  Success at anything is difficult and rare.  In fact success is rare because it’s difficult.  And it’s valuable because it’s rare.    Most...