How to Increase Commitment

3 Commitments I’m Making To Myself in 2013 Nothing changes until you make it a must.  There are thousands of things I can do, hundreds of things I should do, but really only a few things I must do.  Here are my 3 musts for this year that are helping me change! I Must Commit […]

Who are you going to become in 2013?

Who are you becoming? Last month my wife bought this picture and hung it in our entryway.  It’s a great reminder to me that who I am becoming is much more important than what I am doing!  Sometimes for us high achievers, we place too much value on what we’re doing instead of focusing on who […]

The Coaching Skills Checklist

The Coaching Skills Checklist My wife has taught me that I’m always more efficient when I bring a checklist to the grocery store instead of just randomly purchasing whatever comes to mind.  You know, this works the same with building a team.  Your coaching is always better when you have a checklist or guide to […]

What to do when you mess up

Do You Mess up? I’ve got a confession to make.  For the last couple of months I’ve let my weight creep back and have gained an extra ten pounds.  As much as I’d like to be perfect, the truth is I still don’t always have it all together.  I’m sure you’ve experienced this at one […]

How to Deal with Nervousness

How to deal with nervousness I’m standing Monday morning at checkpoint D at the Charlotte airport and it’s a zoo. I’m cutting it a little late trying to make my flight to Boston and I’m a little nervous. I know people say planning ahead helps to alleviate nervousness but what do you do when you’ve missed […]

How To Take Control of Your Life

Your Personal Power is in Your Personal Plan This quick 1 minute video was taken from a training I did a couple of months ago in Spartanburg, SC.  Hopefully you’ll be motivated as much as the people in that audience to take a step towards putting your personal plan together.  Your power really is in […]

How to Make Your Ideas Happen

What’s Your Take Away? On my flight home from Boston I finished the book Making Ideas Happen.  Something that is totally exciting for me is that it was actually a book my son Andrew discovered, purchased and now I’m benefitting from his development.  It’s very cool to see your kids grow and become amazing adults!  I’m typing this blog […]

Using Nozbe to Increase Your Productivity

I just discovered a new app called Nozbe and I’ve finally gotten to the point of “mind like water”.  If you’ve ever been there, you know how freeing it can be!  Here is one simple idea that I’m using to free my mind: Capture Every Idea and “To-do” into a Trusted System Here is how I do […]

Combing your Passion with a Plan

2 Keys You Need for Top Performance For our memorial day we spent the day in downtown Greenville to witness the U.S. National Cycling Championships.  This is a 4 hour race through the downtown streets and nearby mountains of the upstate of South Carolina.  As I’m watching the race, sitting at a small restaurant with […]

How To Do Your Best Everyday

Here are 4 quick ideas to make this year, your BEST year! Wake up early everyday The early bird always gets results while others sleep.  You’ll never hit your goals without planning time and the best time for this is before your day starts! Love what you do everyday If you don’t love it, you […]

How To Craft A Mission Statement!

The Power of a Mission Statement Mission statements are those inspiring words chosen by the leader to clearly communicate the direction of an organization.  This is a great method to communicate your intentions and motivate your team to a common vision.  With a mission statement you can define your organization’s purpose and objectives.  The key […]

Incorporating the 3 Vital Concepts of Top Performing Organizations

I wanted to give everyone a preview of my new webinar series, “Strategy Execution”.  In researching high-performance organizations I’ve found 3 attributes: Top Performance Organizations are Learning Learning is the pathway to continual mastery in any endeavor.  It’s only through learning that we continually re-create ourselves.  A learning organization is one that continually expands it’s […]