Go the Extra Mile
It’s hard to watch the news or get on social media over the last couple of weeks without seeing the headlines about a passenger being dragged off a United Airlines flight. United Airlines can’t seem to catch a break. A passenger being stung by a scorpion and staff escorting two passengers off the plane are […]
Communicate to Be Heard
John Wanamaker said this almost a century ago: “Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which half.” The words are still true today. Companies spend millions on marketing and trying to get our attention. With all the technologies available today there is a lot of noise in […]
Irrational Fears
“According to most studies, people’s number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death… Death is number two… Does that seem right? That means to the average person, if you have to go to a funeral, you’re better off in the casket than doing the eulogy.” —Jerry Seinfeld The above sounds absurd and I get […]
Can’t Make Everyone Happy
Regardless of how hard you try, you can’t please everyone. You cannot control what others think about you. Let me tell you a story… A few years ago, I was in charge of scheduling speakers for a group. After every speaker, a few participants would walk up to and tell me how much they hated […]
A Book and It’s Cover
In today’s fast paced world, we make quick decisions every day. In doing research for this FFfT, I read articles that suggested we make between 35,000–75,000 decisions daily. Considering that we sleep eight hours a day that means on average we make a decision every second. Sounds crazy, but when you think about what goes […]
Expand Your Horizons
Do something you are not good at. Expand your horizons. I am a member of an entrepreneurs group that constantly challenges me to grow; it’s one of the reasons I stay with the group. A couple of years ago, another member of the group and good friend told me that he writes a weekly motivational […]