I had a client meeting yesterday and decided to grab lunch near the location of the meeting. The restaurant was busy at the time so I opted to sit in the bar area. I was alone, so being able to watch, or should I say read, the tv should help to fill the 90 minutes […]
I got into my profession at 20 and became a manager at 24. Some people were still trying to find themselves or figure things out at that age. I had friends who were still going to college or switching jobs at 24, but I had a plan. In order to accomplish what I felt […]
Growing up I had this friend who was always trying to make money by doing every get rich quick scheme he could think of. Remember when stuffing envelopes was the thing that sounded so easy and profitable? All you had to do was stuff envelopes and you could make millions! Needless to say, he never […]
One of the most important things in being a manager of people is the ability to connect. Not just with your employees, but with your peers and customers. If you are not able to create an environment that breads inclusion, you end up missing the mark with people and this then creates exclusion and confusion. […]
Recently a great friend of mine called me for some career advice. He was weighing his options on wether or not to take a new job or stay with his current employer. When the new company offered him more money than he was currently making, his old company matched it in an effort to keep […]
I meet a lot of people in my profession. I shake so many hands in a given day, that it is a necessity to have a vat of hand sanitizer on the corner of my desk. I would like to think that one of my better qualities is my ability to be memorable. Whenever […]
You should never pass up a teaching opportunity. If you are knowingly doing this - shame on you. If you are someone in need of learning more (that's all of us) and do nothing to attain that knowledge - shame on you as well. Education needs to be both shared and sought. In my life, […]
A very talented friend of mine was recently fired from his job. At the end of the day, one could make an argument that the people the company kept were not as talented as he is and anyone, from the outside looking in, could look at the situation as unfair and ridiculous. Not me. I […]
The common mistake many successful people make is, that when they start to see great gains in what they do, they freeze up in an attempt to not ruin what they created. They feel that by doing the same thing over and over again , they will be able to hang onto their momentum and […]
We all need a vacation or at least a break from the daily routine (fill in the words to Chicago's "hard to say I'm sorry"). It's healthy and you deserve an occasional breather. We all need to go to the Bahamas and drink something with an umbrella in it at least once in our lives! […]