I am speaking tomorrow morning in Trumbull, Connecticut. The theme of my speech is the need to create in your routine some activity that can lead to a life-changing event. I have studied successful people for thirty years and concluded that very few of them are uniquely intelligent, talented, good-looking or even lucky. Rather, they
One of my goals with these entries is to introduce readers to new, well-written books. One I read this weekend is The Big Short, by Michael Lewis. Lewis is the brilliant writer who has also penned, Liars Poker, The Blind Side, and Moneyball. The Big Short is the story of a dozen men who made fortunes betting against the housing
I am currently writing a new book, The Skinny on Networking, and in preparation, I am reading every book I can find on the subject. One of the best is Keith Ferrazzi's, Never Eat Alone. Ferrazzi's premise is that the way to build a network is to help everyone you can achieve their goals. In this way you create a group of people who are then
Our brain is divided into two parts: the rational, analytical side. And, the instinctive, emotional side. For hundreds of years philosophers and scientists presumed that if we could just gain more control of our rational side (think Dr. Spock), our lives would be less chaotic and even happier. But, there is a downside to allowing our
Last night I watched the Olympics on TV. And I saw U.S. downhill skier Bode Miller win a gold medal. I had some faint recollection of Miller from the 2006 Olympics. I did some homework: although he entered those Olympics as America's great male hope, he had a very poor week: no medals, two DNF's (did not finish) and one disqualification.
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