“What gets measured, gets managed.” Are you familiar with management guru Peter Drucker‘s famous quote? Here’s my version: measurement motivates. That is, the simple act of paying attention to something…
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How To Shine When You’re On the Spot (Or How To Avoid Choking Under Pressure, Part II)
This week, we’re going to talk about how to be at your best when you’re taken off guard. That’s what one listener wanted to know during my interview with performance…
Fight-or-Flight: It’s Now Optional
Imagine it’s 1 million BC and you’re Zog, the caveman. Every day you wake up with one mission: to go out and hunt for food to feed you and your…
How Monkeys, Jam and Fencing Can Help You Make Decisions Quickly and Confidently
Equinox Gym has 18 26 locations in New York City, and I have an all-access pass, which means I can go to any of them. This offers fantastic variety for mixing…
What Is Flow Anyway?
You know that feeling when you’re so fully immersed in an activity — an engrossing conversation, say, or a riveting mystery novel, a challenging game of tennis — that you…
Motivation By Carrot or Stick — or Neither
In my recent teleseminar, Motivation: How To Get It, Stoke It and Keep It Strong, with ace tennis coach Ed Tseng, we discussed the ephemeral nature of motivation. David McClelland,…
How To Handle Getting Kicked In The Head, and Six Other Life Lessons I Learned From Martial Arts
Back in the mid-90s,I had just returned to New York after graduating from business school in France. I was feeling a little ungrounded career-wise – I had an MBA but…
Living Longer, Running Slower
As the last of the baby-boomers approaches the half-century mark, science is picking up speed in its efforts to slow down aging. A recent article in the BBC News highlighted…
Four Tips for Peak Performance When You’re Not At Your Peak
Traveling to Asia from the U.S. twice this past month, I had incredible jet lag. As my eyes popped open at 5:00 a.m. and my energy levels started dragging around…