Here’s an unfortunate truth: All goals eventually lose their shine. The goal that seemed essential and exciting on day one can feel more like a chore after a few weeks. Maybe progress hasn’t come as quickly as you hoped. Maybe pursuing your goal is much more, well, ordinary than you anticipated. Or maybe you’re encountering […]

It’s New Year’s Day. And if you haven’t already set some New Year’s Resolutions while staying up too late last night, you’ll probably find yourself thinking about the next twelve months sometime today. And if you’re not careful, you’re bound to fall into one of these common traps. Trap 1: Letting Shame Chart Your Course […]

Despite mantras to the contrary, attempting to travel through life “fearlessly” is rarely wise. Fear is a fine-tuned survival mechanism. It helps keep us safe on the edge of a cliff or walking down a dark road. It prompts us to proceed carefully in conversations marked by power imbalance or when we have a lot […]

Everyone knows you can’t succeed without discipline, yet few possess it. Here are 5 steps to develop more of it.

If you want to make progress on your goals, you’ll need to trade intensity for consistency. Follow these 4 steps to get moving today.

No good comes from ignoring a check engine light. It’s not going away on its own (in fact, it will most likely get worse). But in life, we do this with ourselves all the time. When we fail to evaluate and improve on the shortcomings of our performance, our problems only grow. Whether you’re established […]

As we get ready to wrap up 2022, I encourage you to take the time to reflect on this past year—the challenges, the unforeseen changes to your normal routine, and the clarity that has come from being forced to reevaluate what is most important. It’s safe to say you likely got thrown a few curveballs […]

What’s the Gratitude Advantage? Researchers believe gratitude is a key component of living happier and longer. Here are 4 ways it helps us.

Becoming an effective leader could deliver the highest ROI of any investment in your success. Here are 5 keys to effective leadership.

For an entrepreneur to succeed, they need the right mindset, skills, and ability to execute their ideas. The challenge is, skills and experience can only take you so far. That’s where a coach for entrepreneurs can close the gap. Here are four questions to ask to see if working with a business coach is right for you.

Failure can be a powerful teacher—if you process it carefully and wring all the juice out of it. Here are 5 steps for turning failure to your advantage.

Some tasks you don’t enjoy or do well. But that can change with 4 strategies for developing your passion and proficiency for any kind of work.

In early 2002, I was the general manager of Nelson Books, one of Thomas Nelson Publishers’ fourteen divisions. In eighteen months, we had gone from number 14—dead last—to number one in terms of revenue growth and profit margin. I felt great. I was proud of myself and my team for the results we’d achieved. That […]

Leaders should only be in the first and last 10% of any project. Here’s how to take back the middle 80%, so you can focus on high-leverage work.

If you’ve fallen behind on a goal you hoped to achieve, you’re in good company. You still have agency in this story. To rescue your goals, start by considering these 4 simple steps.

If you’ve fallen behind on a goal you hoped to achieve, you’re in good company. You still have agency in this story. To rescue your goals, start by considering these 4 simple steps.

It really is possible for business owners to build a self-scaling company without their constant involvement. Here’s how.

The Full Focus Planner is a tool that brings transformation. Here’s how business owners can leverage it to make progress toward their vision.

Work-life balance can be elusive. But it’s not complicated. Here are 3 simple truths you must understand to take hold of it.

The only way you can grow is to know what’s not working so you can fix it. To solicit the feedback you need, have intentional candor meetings. Here’s how to do that in 5 steps.

Plenty of people are good talkers. Few are good listeners. Here are some tips to practice the art of listening.

You usually don’t get to choose your boss, but you can learn from them. Here are 20 things I have learned from my bosses over the years.

Conflict can be an opportunity for growth when you learn how to engage—not just be reactive. Here are 5 steps to guide that process.

Don’t let your focus be fragmented. Go from inbox overwhelm to an inbox oasis every single day by following these 3 steps.