I’ll never forget the feeling. Standing on stage as the audience cheered and clapped. It wasn’t Carnegie Hall but it changed my life. Here’s the story… Growing up, I dreamed…
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The simple question that wipes away doubt and overwhelm
Recently, my CEO client secured $300M to scale the business. And he shared an amazing revelation: He’s been a rock star at every company where’s he worked. “You can’t succeed…
What the world’s greatest lumberjack can teach you about productivity
There once were two lumberjacks. And not just any garden-variety lumberjacks. They were known as the two best lumberjacks on earth. Both were tall and strong: 6 feet 8 inches,…
Are you the right kind of productive?
“How do I know if I’m busy enough?” a CEO client asked me. For founders scaling their business, making the shift from operator to executive is tricky. As an operator,…
3 ways humor can help you scale faster
When Colonel Gerald Venanzi spotted a few fellow prisoners tied up near his cell, he decided to cheer them up: Revving up an imaginary engine, he pretended to ride a…
The #1 misconception founders have
You know the biggest misperception tech founders have? That success requires suffering. There’s so much to do, so many things to worry about — securing funding, making payroll, market conditions, staffing problems….
The absurdly simple reason why you’re not more productive
“I’m working as hard as I can, but I always feel behind.” “Seems like all I do is work, but I’m not accomplishing as much as I should.” Sound familiar? …
How to execute like a Navy SEAL
In the US military, there’s a simple mantra for self-control: “It ain’t over until you’re in the shower.” Former Navy SEAL Mack Machowicz explains: After 24 hours in the field, he’d…
This could be your new superpower
What do you think is the top cause of stress at work? When Deloitte conducted a survey of 23,000 professionals around the world, a whopping 82% said the same thing: …
The power of noticing
A healthcare executive was in a tough spot. His hospital staff were all threatening to quit. Why? They felt unappreciated, taken for granted. “But what else can I do?” he…