May 7, 2015

How to create great ideas [podcast]

Ideas are everywhere. I have so many, I created a T-shirt to express my creative angst. It simply says, “So many ideas, so little time.” When it comes to generating ideas, how can you improve your odds of truly creating a great ...

April 30, 2015

The choice between legend or legacy [podcast]

Lily Tomlin once quipped, “All my life, I’ve always wanted to be somebody, but I see now I should have been more specific.” Why wait until your near the end of your life to decide your legacy? In our most ...

April 23, 2015

Four ways to grow your emotional intelligence [podcast]

“Act your age—not your shoe-size.” You’ve heard that said before. You may have even said it yourself. While our feet may have stopped growing, our emotional intelligence doesn’t need to. In our most recent episode of the Reinventure Me podcast, ...

April 16, 2015

What is emotional intelligence (EQ)? [podcast]

I once heard someone say, tongue in cheek, “Business would be good if it weren’t for the people.” No matter what venture you are pursuing, dealing with people can be one of the greatest challenges. And the most rewarding, ...

April 9, 2015

How to find your persistent resistance [podcast]

Avoidance is easy. And painful. Especially when I avoid doing the very thing I’ve longed to do for a long time. That’s persistent resistance. In the latest episode of the Reinventure Me podcast, my co-host Armin Assadi and I discuss How ...

March 26, 2015

How to beat the need for approval [podcast]

Stop worrying about what other people think. Easier said than done because we all like to receive approval. Our craving of it, however, can lead us off our path. In the latest episode of the Reinventure Me podcast, my co-host Armin Assadi ...

March 19, 2015

How to get better at keeping commitments [podcast]

The College Football Hall of Fame coach, Lou Holtz once said, "When all is said and done, more is said than done." How true. And how convicting. I'm embarrassed by the commitments I have broken over the years. The ones ...

March 12, 2015

How to turn envy into inspiration [podcast]

“Envy is ignorance,” Emerson wrote. He’s on to something. It’s so much easier to find fault in other’s successes than it is to celebrate them. And that very act of envy robs us of the inspiration we may need ...

March 5, 2015

The value of setbacks [podcast]

Setbacks are inevitable in any pursuit. And their greatest value is in how it shapes what we do next, provided we “don’t let the failure from outside get inside you,” as John Maxwell put it. In the latest episode of ...

February 26, 2015

How structure helps you create what matters most [podcast]

What do we rely upon daily to reach our goals but seldom notice? Structure. Structure is our internal and external support system. It’s the processes and people we depend upon to be successful, but we seldom pay attention to ...

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