Many years ago, I used to write annual birthday essays sharing the most important lessons I’ve learned over time. They were an annual tradition I cherished because it allowed me to reflect and consolidate what I think I know to be true. Having a log of my learnings over the years creates the opportunity to […]
If You Want to Succeed in Teams, Learn to Understand the Immoveable Constraints
“What is your biggest concern or fear about working together?” I asked my mentor as we were having a conversation about the possibility of working together. “Well, you have a tendency to find the immoveable constraints and then push on those. I’ve been at this long enough that I know my constraints and I need […]
What Top Performers Do Differently in Their First 10 Years at Work
An afternoon spent with six impressive entrepreneurs showed me one thing: the nature of the world economy and careers has changed forever I had the chance to spend an afternoon/evening at Coca-Cola’s headquarters here in Atlanta during their 2013-2014 annual business strategy and planning meetings with Coke’s entire senior executive team and six other peers […]
How to Live a Remarkable Life in a Conventional World (What I Learned from #WDS2012)
Chris Guillebeau created The World Domination Summit in 2011 to bring people together around the shared values of community, adventure, and service. This year’s (un)conference was the second annual, held in various locations around the city of Portland, OR. The theme of the conference was the following question: “How do you live a remarkable life […]