Sometimes our greatest creations start from small ideas with very few resources to support them. A simple idea can become your biggest dark horse. When you have an idea, keep your expectations for wha...

Perhaps nothing is more comforting than our traditions. They bind the family together, foster a sense of community and belonging, and create lasting memories. These are to be preserved. Traditionalism...

Arrogance and pride are the enemy of humility, but it has another enemy—parading it. Instead, we must recognize that true humility is established through the persistent acknowledgment that we will nev...

When it comes to decisions, a great deal of emphasis is often placed on making them, but there are fewer conversations about the speed at which decisions are made and the opportunities we either seize...

Momentum can either pull you up or pull you under because it makes an appearance in both growth and decline. Guardrails will help protect and sustain you when you are growing too much too quickly or h...

We live our lives within a system of spoken and unspoken promises—ones that we make and ones that others make. A promise made sets the tone for what to expect next, but a promise kept determines how m...

As an organizational insider, it’s difficult to detect incremental progress, but an outsider may see something you don’t. Progress happens in baby steps, not quantum leaps. Don’t expect progress to st...

No matter our role, we all need one thing—energy to perform and perform well. As our energy reserves deplete, we need to refuel. Do you know what depletes your energy? Do you know what recharges you? ...

The word “success” has become relatively trite in our culture, as if it is a one-size-fits-all goalpost that marks everyone who passes it as a successful person. But success is much more personal than...

You need mobilization, but the only movement you see is your team running in circles. You know there’s a missing sense of urgency, but you don’t know how to induce it. To create urgency, your team mus...