Save As Much As $1,046,428…Simply by Moving to Another State
“Do not confuse motion and progress. A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress.” – Alfred A. Montapert About 20 years ago, I relocated from Washington, D.C. to Boca Raton, Florida because of a career opportunity I couldn’t resist. It was a reluctant move on my part.…
READ MORELet’s Be Grateful for Things that Really Matter
“I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Michael, my third son, never liked the private school we sent him to. Like his two elder brothers before him, he was unhappy not with the academic requirements and rigors but…
READ MOREThe Awful Truth About Teamwork
“Look over your shoulder now and then to be sure someone’s following you.” – Henry Gilmer In Dick Lyles’ book “Winning Ways”, a parable on success, Albert is hampered in business by his inability to work as a team member. His supervisor tells him to visit a local college-football coach…
READ MOREWhy You Can’t “Live Rich” in Drip-Dry Clothes
“Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity.” – Aristotle (“Nicomachean Ethics”) Elaine St. James, “America’s simplicity expert,” recommends getting rid of clothes that need to be dry-cleaned and replacing them with drip-dry. St. James says, “Obviously, there are a number of occupations with dress codes requiring clothes that…
READ MOREImpress Your Boss by Keeping Him Informed
“I have made this [letter] longer, because I – have not had the time to make it shorter.” – Blaise Pascal If you want to impress your boss . . . whether you are new on the job or not . . . keep him periodically apprised of your progress…
READ MOREPerfect Dad, Flawed Dad: How Good Do You Have to Be?
“Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinions of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth.” – Katherine Mansfield SM told me that he’d always assumed his father was “above it all” because of how successful he had…
READ MOREGetting Sick and Getting Ahead: Are They Related?
“I’ve used up all my sick time, so now I’m calling in dead.” – Author unknown A colleague of mine made an unannounced visit to one of his divisional profit centers, only to discover that the manager had been home “with a flu” for three days. “I could hardly contain…
READ MOREUnderstanding Motives is Central to Successful Leadership
“When I’m inspired, I get excited because I can’t wait to see what I’ll come up with next.” – Dolly Parton People who are emotionally engaged in their work perform at higher levels than those who aren’t. When we bring emotional energy to our work, we increase commitment, creativity, productivity,…
READ MORESet a Goal and Rally the Troops
“In the province of the mind, what one believes to be true either is true or becomes so.” – John Lilly You have an idea about how your business can do something new or better. You have run that idea through a gauntlet of trusted colleagues, individuals with the intelligence…
READ MOREHow to End a Bad (Personal or Business) Relationship
“Ah yes, divorce, from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man’s genitals through his wallet.” – Robin Williams The last time I spoke to FJ, he was cursing his soon-to-be-ex wife. He was angry at her for giving up on the marriage and vowed to do everything he…
READ MOREStay in Touch and Reap the Benefits
“Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.” – William Butler Yeats If you are an executive — even the CEO — of your business, consider writing a note once a week or even once a month in which you express, in the most informal…
READ MOREDynamic Indifference: The Most Powerful Leadership Technique I Know
“You do not lead by hitting people over the head — that’s assault, not leadership.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower I practice a leadership technique that might be called “dynamic indifference.” I do not try to lead — probably because I am no good at it. Instead, I merely focus on…
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