Tag Archives: Success

Successful People Ask Questions From A Different Perspective

When I was 21 years old I was struggling in a commission sales position. I wasn’t selling as much as I would like and I just couldn’t seem to influence people. I kept asking, “Why won’t people buy from me? Why am I not influential?” T
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Failure Is A Stepping Stone

I posted this on Facebook this week and it seemed to strike a cord. People love to hear stories of overcoming failure because all of us face failure on a regular basis. One of my favorite teachings about failure comes from the book Go For No by
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The Mindset of A Successful Leader

Successful Leaders have developed the right mindset and in this quick video I share with 500 executives what that mindset looks like. Enjoy!
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Build A Better World (Message From Prague)

Last week I was in Prague, speaking at an event and I made a quick video with a great message and an amazing look at the Chateau where we stayed - enjoy!
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The True Definition of Success

It is my daughter Andie's sixth birthday today. Wow - time really does fly. As I was reflecting on her little life - I thought I would share a great lesson she taught me -The True Definition of Success. To the world success means money, power, o
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Establish Your Home Field Advantage

This weekend the final four teams in the National Football League (NFL) will play to see who makes it to the Super Bowl. Two of those teams share an advantage over their opponents that many times is the difference maker – Home Field Advantage.
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Success Through Wrestling

When my brother Scott was a freshman in high school a friend convinced him to go out for the wrestling team. Scott had never wrestled before, and worse yet, he only weighed 92 pounds. The lowest weight class was 103 pounds, so he was giving up nearly
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Playing To Win

This week I had a chance to give a keynote to a couple hundred high school students for the Wyoming DECA Leadership Conference. My message was based on a football analogy and I asked the question – Are you just playing not to lose or are you playin
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Stop Blaming – Take Responsibility

Unsuccessful people blame external circumstances; successful people internalize responsibility for their results. This represents a new way of thinking; a paradigm shift that is necessary for your progress. Until this shift takes place the unsucce

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The Easiest Choice Isn’t The Best

The easiest thing to do when the alarm clock rings would be to roll over and go back to sleep. Yet if you made that choice every day you would never get anything accomplished. —————————————- The easiest thing to do when
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