This is actually a Latin term meaning “clean slate.” People who end up successful usually view change differently than the average person. It was a cold December night in West Orange, New Jersey. Thomas Edison’s factory was humming with activity.…
Change we can count on – but that doesn’t mean opportunities are decreasing. True, not all change is progress, but all progress does require change. Embrace the change by positioning yourself for new options. I recently worked with a young…
The comic strip, Peanuts, has some excellent examples of the obstacles we all encounter. One of my favorite examples involves Lucy and her little brother, Linus, who is constantly hanging onto his security blanket. In this particular cartoon, Linus is…
Here’s a question from a reader – an engineer. (We’ll call him Bill) I’m at a job that I hate mainly because I feel like every day I’m set up to fail. There’s no job satisfaction. I go to work…
Recently a 36 yr old MBA in exec position in an exciting industry shared this concern in her coaching profile: “I have a vague sense that my life is too small.” Living large does not necessarily mean a bigger salary, house,…
Sometimes “success” is right under our nose. I love this story that I’ve told many times over the years: An American businessman was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one…
Here’s a recent 48 Days Radio Show listener question: “Dan, I’ve read some of your topics in 48 Days to the Work You Love and I have a couple of interview questions that I have no idea how to respond…
There’s an old Texas saying that goes: “It doesn’t matter how much milk you spill as long as you don’t lose your cow.” In other words, what we see as “failure” may not really have diminished our ability to contribute,…
Last week we had our annual sold-out INNOVATE event here at the Sanctuary. These were people who were willing to fire up their imagination and dream about what is possible. The diversity in the room was awesome. As I read…
This week I was eating lunch with one of my granddaughters at Taco Bell (yes, it’s easy for vegetarian grandkids). Sitting nearby were two overweight workers, with names and company represented clearly on their shirts. Another guy walked in, recognized…