Why Imposters are hardwired NOT to succeed
Success doesn’t ruin you, it reveals you. I’ll go first and take off my mask. Early in my professional career I was an imposter. I share that story below or on my internationally syndicated television confession (crazy huh?) BUT first, here’s something else I know. Odds are you’ve felt like an imposter. (Studies reveal about 70% of us…
Great Message + Poor Platform = Bad Experience
Great ideas are no longer enough. Without a platform—something that enables you to get seen and heard—you don’t have a chance. —Michael Hyatt Talent Is No Longer Enough On a January morning, a musical genius stood in a metro station in Washington, DC, and started to play the violin. The violin he used cost 3.5…
How to get paid for sharing your message
“Everybody is in sales.” OK, first time I heard those 4 words I didn’t like it. Truth be told, I disagreed with the premise. But then the person continued… “Whenever you’re trying to convince someone of anything, including you’re opinion, the truth is you’re selling.” “Parents ‘sell’ their children on eating their vegetables, before dessert.” “College…
How to become a guru and share your solution
Me? A guru? You bet. But before your self-limiting beliefs scream their crushing cries: “I don’t know enough.” “I don’t have enough experience.” “People wouldn’t pay me as a guru.” HOLD ON! In this post, I’m going to begin the conversation by addressing: Current cultural perception of gurus 5 types of guru clans How…
You are a soul and you have a story
Sometimes stories cry out to be told in such loud voices that you write them just to shut them up. —Stephen King You think in stories, and so do I. From the earliest of times, we’ve retold our history through the spoken word, not the written one. Born into a story, you’re naturally an expert…
CLARITY COMES WITH A COST
A while back I ran into 2 old friends. After the usual chit-chat one of my friends asked the other: Are you happy in your job? Talk about a loaded question. For the next 10 minutes our friend poured out his heart and his questions: Should he change jobs? Should he leave his profession altogether? Should…
Truth hurts for a little. Lies hurt for a lifetime.
The other day I was having lunch with my coach of over a dozen years, Chet Scott of Built to Lead. It was fun and full of amazing salads from Northstar until the Truth showed up. And when it popped up…man did it stink. I should have known it was coming. Chet doesn’t hold back. I’ve…
5 clues it’s time to get a new job
Sometimes leaving is difficult I remember packing up my office a few years ago. I started this particular job at age 24 and at age 35 I was saying good-bye—forever. Surrounded by more than a dozen boxes of books I found myself thinking: Now I know why people end up staying in their day jobs. It’s far…
Why I had to fail 5 times last week before I succeeded once
(This post is the funny, but true backstory to my new Igniting Souls audio blog on iTunes. You can Subscribe to it FREE here. I suggest listening to episode 6 first. You’ll realize why when you read below.) Is failure friend or foe? Some people are allergic to failure. In the past, I certainly…
3 reasons why launching your book with a bigger brand is a better strategy—The Shawshank Story
This post is written with authors/books in mind. However, it’s relevant for a launch of any kind (an idea, business, church, non-profit, product, etc.) I had to learn the hard way that launching with a bigger brand is a much better strategy. In this post, I tell you WHY we partnered with the Shawshank Redemption 20th…