In our discussion Clay Hebert and I talk about the key threads that he sees from the companies that he works with, ranging from startups to large Fortune 500 companies. We also talk about why you need to develop your perfect pitch and how developing your perfect calendar will help you zoom out to see what really makes you happy and then take the steps necessary to achieve them.
Read MoreIt was a cloudless day in the Bay Area but it would end with shattering both of my shoulders due to a violent tonic-clonic seizure. I felt as though I was drowning. Each next word I tried to say made it harder to breath. I was paralyzed but could see with my periphery vision and hear her as she dropped everything in came running to my side while screaming for help. It felt like minutes to me but I’m sure it was shorter than that.
Read MoreWe should always be working to change our mindset to see these negative in a positive light, though it might be hard to at the time. As you assess your life look for areas where you may already done this and note them down. If you have negatives in front you now, look for ways that you can change them into a positive.
Read MoreSo often we look at vulnerability as being a fault. If someone expresses fear, depression, cries or gets emotional they are considered weak. We need to reverse this stigma. You need to give yourself the permission to be vulnerable. And this shouldn’t just be in your bedroom when no one else is looking.
Read MoreAt some point in our lives we will all experience hard times. This could range from losing someone that we were close to, being in an accident of some type, being diagnosed with a serious disease, losing our job, or any number of other things that may immediately come to mind for you. It’s how we learn from these incidents that define who we are. It’s how resilient we are.
Read MoreIn the past when I would evaluate my schedule in an effort to optimize my time, I would consider only the working hours of the day. For me, pre-pandemic, this has always been roughly between 7:30a-5:30p. During those hours, I time block my calendar, to the best of my abilities, including reading/research time, time to process email, and any other items that I did not have time to accomplish the night before.
Read MoreScott Monty, who prior to becoming an executive consultant, was the former Head of Digital Communications at Ford Motor Company and has a knack for helping individuals understand current topics by looking back at history, provides his perspectives on what makes an exceptional leader.
Read MoreAre you feeling unorganized along with a loss of focus? This presents a perfect opportunity to hit the reset button on your systems and processes, helping you to increase your productivity. This is a process that I go through every quarter and it helps me to feel refreshed and ready to tackle the upcoming quarter.
Read MoreThough you are not sitting on top of the music industry like Taylor Swift is, that doesn’t mean that you can’t push your physical and mental boundaries. Similar to the release of her new album “folklore, there are a variety of ways that you should and can do to push yourself farther.
Read MoreBeyond ensuring that you’ve improved your focus, have done the advanced work, overcome your self-doubt, defined what success looks like, and faced your fears, another key component to becoming built unstoppable is your health. One of the key reasons I was able to recover so quickly from my injuries was my focus on my overall health.
Read MoreIf you’re like me, how you start your day usually dictates the foundation for how the rest of your day will go. By developing a morning routine and accomplishing your most important tasks first thing in the morning, you ensure that even if the day throws you a curve-ball, you’re still moving ahead on your priorities and various projects.
Read MoreIn order to accomplish everything that we have on our plates and keep the balls in the air takes a lot but you’ll never get through it all without focus. To maintain laser focus takes effort and is something that we have to continually work on individually.
Read MoreI have a simple question for you: What drives you? That’s not a new question, right? You hear it asked often but have you ever taken time to actually analyze where your drive comes from and why?
Read MoreJackie Summers is an author, public speaker, the creator of Sorel Liqueur, and was the first black person in America to have a license to make liquor. We talked about what it takes to obtain a license to make liquor (hint: it's nearly impossible), diversity & inclusion, fitness, and what it's like to overcome a tumor that he was given only a 5% chance to make it through following his surgery.
Read MoreI’d argue that achieving success is all in the advanced work. It’s not simply being lucky. It’s in the preparation and practice that you do leading up to achieving your goal.
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