6 Lessons in Influence from a Karate Master
My karate teacher (sensei), Masataka Mori is a 9th Dan and the chief instructor of the International Japanese Karate Association. Even though I haven’t trained with him in years, he will always be my sensei. If he walked into a conference full of hundreds, or even thousands of people, you would instantly know who trained with him. They would be the ones standing and bowing towards this one man. This would include anyone on stage. Such is the respect he commands.
Here are six ways ...
6 Lessons in Influence from a Karate Master
My karate teacher (sensei), Masataka Mori is a 9th Dan and the chief instructor of the International Japanese Karate Association. Even though I haven’t trained with him in years, he will always be my sensei. If he walked into a conference full of hundreds, or even thousands of people, you would instantly know who trained with him. They would be the ones standing and bowing towards this one man. This would include anyone on stage. Such is the respect he commands.
Here are six ways ...
Why People Do (and Don’t) Take Action – Part Two
Last post I started the conversation about what it takes to be successful in any venture. Now that we know how to succeed, let’s look at why people fail.
On the left is a diagram that shows the different combinations of action and integrity. When people take action above the line, they will achieve at different levels of success. To the degree that they take action with integrity, they will succeed.
Pretty straightforward.
So, what’s going below the line? Now it gets ...
Why People Do (and Don’t) Take Action – Part Two
Last post I started the conversation about what it takes to be successful in any venture. Now that we know how to succeed, let’s look at why people fail.
On the left is a diagram that shows the different combinations of action and integrity. When people take action above the line, they will achieve at different levels of success. To the degree that they take action with integrity, they will succeed.
Pretty straightforward.
So, what’s going below the line? Now it gets ...
Being Steve Jobs
While Steve Jobs’ body has died, his ideas will live for generations to come, earning him true immortality in a world of mortals.
If we look beyond his extraordinary innovations, there is a wellspring of lessons we can glean from Steve Jobs’ life.
First, and foremost, is that he gave himself over completely in pursuit of his ideals, with great integrity and intention. His life was about his innovations and he only stopped when his body could no longer support his massive ...
10 Ways Work/Life Balance Leads to Greater Success
There is often a general perception that, while the notion of a balance of work and life is a good idea, it is contradictory to maximising your value to your company, or it’s a luxury in today’s high-pressure marketplace.
However, consider that a balance between your work and personal time actually increases a your productivity and performance. Here’s how:
1) Increase your perception of control – when you are able to engage in needed personal time, you experience a ...
Today’s impossible is tomorrow’s school project
In the 1960s, the idea of a computer in ones home wasn’t even on anyone’s radar. Touch screens, even more unlikely although the early versions were created around that time.
Yesterday, my 11-year old daughter made a touch screen out of aluminum foil for a school science project.
Remember, today’s impossible is tomorrows school project.
