The Best and Worst Jobs
In 1996, I dropped out of college and worked at the worst job in my life. During those miserable 6 months, I became an employee at an antique mall. Not that there's…
Progress not Perfection
"Progress not Perfection" is a popular saying of my friend and colleague Dr. Paul Schwager, the associate dean of the College of Business at East Carolina University. While some people might think…
Great Books for Inspiration and Knowledge Part 1 – Literature
Success in thinking requires knowledge, both depth and breadth. The depth of knowledge can only be defined by your personal interests and needs. However, to get a large breadth of…
How to be Super Productive as a Parent
For many years, my obsessive drive to be super productive became my norm for living. I worked 40-50 hours a week at a job, then came home and worked another…
Work-Life Boundaries, not Balance
You may have noticed over the past month that the number of posts I wrote for Reason for Success has been smaller than in the past. This was due in part…
Review: Your Brain at Work by David Rock
These days there’s no shortage of things to worry about, events to plan, places to go, things to do, and we start it all again the next day. At the…
Interview with Don Watkins on Success in Writing
I recently had the honor of interviewing Don Watkins on "Success in Writing." What does Don know about writing, you might ask? For starters, his first book, Free Market Revolution,…
Moving from Good to Great
Gretzky, the world's best hockey player ever, knows what separates the good from the great. He worked with many good hockey players, but few earned the title of "Great" hockey…
Purpose: Everyday and everywhere
"Ferb, I know what we we're going to do today" - my favorite line from any kids show. For those of you who are not familiar with the show, Phineas and…
Positively Intelligent
Have you ever experienced your mind racing off with negative "mind chatter" while trying to shoot a free throw or making an important presentation? The book Positive Intelligence: Why Only 20%…