Don’t Confuse Success and Fame
A Possible Definition of Success
Success is a Daily Habit
Progress Isn’t a Straight Line
There's a meme that's been around for a while about reality vs. perception when considering the path to success. It compares the over-simplified straight line that most external observers see with the crazy squiggled line of what progress actually looks like for those working towards a worthy goal. I think this meme resonates with a truth that most of us get. It's easy to understand how an external observer won't grasp the blood, sweat, and tears that go into being successful at an endeavor. All they usually see is the end result. But I think we actually miss the way that this understanding can help us on a daily basis. Instead of … [Read more...]
Presidential Success Idea
How – Doy Seidman
This article was originally published on July 7th, 2007. I'm more and more convinced that we need to start connecting the reasons for what we do with what we actually do - in business, leadership, and life. I love the random ways books come into my life – especially the ones that I normally would have never picked off of a shelf. I picked up How outside of a bookstore that was giving its advance copies away for free. It sat on my night stand for a year before I picked it up and started reading it – at the exact perfect time to do so. You gotta love syncronicity. In How, Dov explores the power of what I would call organizational … [Read more...]