Best Practices
Why This Successful Hall-of-Famer Embraces Failure
Personally, I’ve never enjoyed failure. I don’t think many people do. However, there is a big difference between not enjoying failure…and learning from failure. And, that’s the major lesson in Hall of Fame Quarterback—now longtime superstar…
3 Ways to Improve Your Leadership Aptitude
Being a leader is not the same as being a manager. Let’s consider how to become a better leader—especially for those who are not lucky enough to be “born leaders”. Being a leader is a…
How 3 Brilliant Entrepreneurs Failed Before They Succeeded
Sometimes it seems as though certain business people are simply born with the Midas touch that guarantees massive success in whatever they do. Life can seem a little unfair when you see how they have…
Don’t Stop Believing: What to Do When Your Business Encounters a Setback
As much as we don’t like to admit it, setbacks are unavoidable in business. But what really makes the difference is not whether we encounter failures—because we all do—it’s how we respond to them. The…
Deal with Setbacks in a Positive Way
Losing doesn’t eat at me the way it used to. I just get ready for the next play, the next game, the next season. -Troy Aikman Being a manager has its up and downs. There…
The Keys to Learning from Your Business Failures
So you screwed up. What next? There’s something you notice a lot in online marketing—the story of how an entrepreneur tried, failed, recovered and then succeeded. It’s a good story and an important story. But…
The Examples We Set, Our People Are Watching
As managers and leaders, we create (consciously or unconsciously) dozens of “training” moments for our people, every day. Our people watch our every move, drawing conclusions about what they should be doing, how they should…
Fire Yourself. Rehire a New You
8 Common Practices of Successful Entrepreneurs
