Taking Ownership for Success

Up or Out! Do I Have What It Takes Lead—or Start—a Business?

September 17, 2009

Carol Roth, an advisor to entrepreneurs who, as it turns out, is not only a seriously sharp cookie when it comes to launching businesses but also a classmate of mine from Wharton and also—get this—nursery school, stopped by my fancy-schmancy podcast studio this afternoon to talk entrepreneurship. Listen to the podcast in the widget in [...]

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Communicating to Action

July 13, 2009

Have you ever been told “No” in vague language such as, “I like your idea, and personally I’m not offended, but I’m concerned someone else might take it the wrong way”? Have you ever turned down an idea by saying “That’s so true, but I don’t think my team will understand the message”? If so, [...]

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Millennials in the Workplace: Your Solution

June 27, 2009

Chris Ferdinandi recently wrote about why you shouldn’t care about a multigenerational workforce. And technically, he’s right. Yet, there is clearly a problem, and it certainly seems generational in nature. Just within the last week, I have heard about: A Gen Y job seeker who became angry at his brother’s girlfriend because she wouldn’t give [...]

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Action drives results: after the post, the social proof showed up in my inbox

June 23, 2009

I thought I’d do a quick follow up on my post about taking action with a real-life success story about how the process actually works. This comes from an email that I got last Friday morning. I picked it up while waiting for a connecting flight at LAX, and immediately called the person who sent [...]

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From the archives: “How can I make myself passionate when I don’t get paid enough?”

June 12, 2009

The theme of the month seems to be: whatever you’ll be doing for the rest of the year, you’ll be doing it for (a lot) less money. Which reminds me of this post, which has been updated: Q: “How can I make myself passionate when I don’t get paid enough?” Enjoy this blog? Listen [...]

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Shut up, buckle down, grind it out: the scientifically-proven way to succeed

May 14, 2009

Newsweek just ran this story by Wray Herbert, that says articulating big goals makes your ego feel good, and when your ego feels good, you feel too important to work. That’s not exactly it, but it’s a close approximation.

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