Invest in THIS (hint – not BitCoin)
Advising people how to spend their money is never an easy conversation, but I happen to be typing this from an airplane so bear with me... One thing I will always
Are You An Imposter?
Sam slowly takes a sip of beer, staring at the bottom of his glass. “I’m not ready,” he claims. “No one thinks I’m an expert or an authority.” I respond calmly: “You
How Great Leaders Pull More Than Push
I don't claim to be the world's greatest communicator. In fact, that title doesn't exist. All we try to do as leaders is to put our message out in the world,
Questions and Answers.
Last week I spoke for a group of State Farm team members and agents just outside of Minneapolis... One of the team members came up to me afterwards and mentioned that
Winning the Mental Game of Life
Sometimes it's good to go back to basics. In the Outperforming world, basics means mindset. It's the foundation on which everything good, personally and professionally, is built. I was going through a
Kobe.
This post can't be real. There's no way. You've almost certainly heard by now that Kobe Bryant passed away yesterday in a tragic helicopter crash, along with his 13-year old daughter
She couldn’t have been more wrong.
I hope you've had an Outperforming week! On Monday, here in the U.S., we celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr., Day. It got me thinking about assumptions. We ALL have them. We
The Power of Habit Stacking
I hate taking pills but, unfortunately, I've been forced to take a medication twice per day. I won't get in the details of why, but it's taken once in the
Challenging Assumptions
You have assumptions. So do I. So does everyone. I used to think (circa 2010ish and earlier) that, literally, everyone struggling with something was soft and mentally weak. 'Suck it up,' I