Walmart's success has been undeniable and what's fantastic about Walmart's story is how its founder, Sam Walton, went from one small franchise store to the giant retail enterprise it is today. Walmart's phenomenal growth wasn't because of some secret sauce or tremendous luck, but rather it stems from a consistent application of hard work, continuous [...]
"The grind." Beyond workaholics, this phrase puts off more people than it excites. When people think of the grind, they envision their routine commute and their brainless, repetitive tasks. Not exactly a motivating image. Yet, the grind is needed for success. Most of your working life will consist of the grind with achievements peppered throughout. Your [...]
... remember what you can control. You can do the work but you can't control the results. Whether or not you get promoted, make a deal or get the resources you need all depends on the decisions of other people. Unfortunately, Peter Drucker is right - the decision maker may not be the best person to make [...]
When times are tough and you're not seeing the results you want, or when everything you touch turns to gold and you can't seem to fail, remember these words from Churchill and keep doing the small things that matter. keep pursuing the big things you love.
... or you're not cut out for it ... ... ignore them. (especially if they have not achieved success by your definition of success and if you know this is what you want to do. If you're not sure of what you want, go here.) Now if people are telling you to quit, great news, you're [...]
... change your focus, gain perspective and take action. It's hard to see others gain the successes you wish for yourself especially when you're doing all you can and giving your best effort. Because you see and know everything that you've been doing, it's natural to feel that you're doing more than others yet not receiving the [...]
... doesn't matter how hard you work, how smart you are, how connected you might be, who your parents are, what you're doing now, etc. Where you are and what you have now is the result of your actions, your environment and your timing. If you feel that you deserve more, you're wrong. You are what you [...]
For successful high performers, actually for anyone, failure hurts. Even in the "iteration age" where failure is reframed as a pre-requisite for success, it still stings when you fail, no matter how smartly you do so. But do you really need to fail in order to succeed? I don't think so... When you study failures closely, you can [...]
