“Winning is as much about attitude as aptitude especially when the chips are down.” Peter Guber
I heard someone once say that 85% of winning is just showing up. I would add to that: it’s just showing up with the right attitude. I am often amazed at the power of attitude… read more
“People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” Anonymous
The people I coach are what most would call “Alphas”. They are very smart, driven and accomplished. They know exactly where they want to go. The issue, in many cases, is that they don… read more
"If you believe everything you read, better not read." Japanese Proverb
Unfortunately, many of us tend to surrender ourselves to the words of others, especially if they are printed, or on the Internet, without questioning the source, the data, the possible motivation of… read more
“It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” Sir Edmund Hillary
What wonderful words which help us understand how it is that one acquires what I feel is one of the most important traits for success in life and in business: Mental Toughness. Mental toughness is… read more
“We don't see things as they are. We see things as we are." Anais Nin
Understanding this simple quote can do wonders for raising the level of one’s self-awareness. Contemplating it cannot only shift a perspective, but it can reveal a self-limiting bias. Our opinions… read more
"How hard it is, sometimes, to trust the evidence of one's senses! How reluctantly the mind consents to reality." Norman Douglas
“You can deny reality. But, what you can’t deny are the consequences of denying reality. Ayn Rand
How many times… read more
“The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, who strives valiantly; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause. Who at best, knows the triumphs of high achievement; and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring… read more
“Our greatest freedom is the freedom to choose our attitude.” Viktor E. Frankl
For so many of us, this is the only thing we need to really understand about life. Dr. Frankl told us that there is precious little that we have control over in life—maybe only one thing—and… read more
"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear." Mark Twain
In my work with the Aspen Institute Prague and Vodafone’s Odyssey Program, I spend a lot of time with young leaders. Our discussions are generally about various issues relating to values-… read more
The most interesting thing about inspirations is that they can come both from substantial impulses from renowned opinion gurus guiding you in all your life, as well as in the form of tiny nuances from relatively anonymous, yet interesting, persons influencing your ordinary day.
The latter… read more
