One of the most amazing things about business (and life) is the power of one idea. And one of your greatest challenges as a leader is to understand how to find and nurture them.
One of the great myths in life is that most breakthrough ideas come from scientists with advanced degrees. While that is true […]

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"Soutwest Airlines was founded" in 1974 by Herb Kelleher with the simple goal of focusing on two things: hiring the best people and offering the best prices. His start-up airline has become legendary in the airline industry. Thirty years later, the market value of Southwest Airlines is now worth more than the next five airlines […]

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"In my book" , The Nature of Success, I shared how my friend Jim Cathcart became one of the top speakers in the country by applying Earl Nightingale’s philosophy of spending one hour a day pursuing your goal. If you did this, Nightingale said, you could become a national expert in five years. Jim, with […]

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"If you chase two rabbits both will escape." In eight words this Chinese proverb captures the essence of focus. In business and in life, there is a natural tendency to think, "more is better," but I have to tell you that most of the time the opposite is true. To accomplish "more" we need […]

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August 1992. Derrick Redmond from Great Britain was favored to win the 400-meter race during the summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, but as he powered around the backstretch his hamstring snapped. Derrick tried desperately to finish the race, but he still had half the distance to go. Because he couldn’t walk, he began […]

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Life can be difficult. Things don’t always go as planned. Finding inspiration during these times can get us back on track. Sometimes just one thought can provide the energy and courage to fight through adversity.
For me, at times, this courage comes from thinking of my personal heroes – people who accomplished great things under difficult […]

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