In the last blog, we talked about how important it is to collaborate outside of your comfort zone. In this follow-up, I want to focus only on the comfort zone and challenge you to think about the idea that nothing big, revolutionary, audacious or bold ever happens in the comfort zone. What if the only
Today, I want you to move beyond your current circle of influencers. Find a new industry. Find new people. Start collaborating with people, companies or organizations way outside of your comfort zone. Most business models today want to go it alone because collaborations are not easy. But most business models are in fact collaborations, and most
Thursday’s blog, Aspire Higher, was the first in the A to Z series that I’ll be continuing for next several months. But I’ve had a follow-up thought I’d like to share with you. Chiefly, that attitude is an important component of a healthy, successful, and fulfilled life. A positive attitude is also everything when it
Aspire to greatness every day. Then, aspire higher. No matter where you are in life or how successful or extraordinary you already are, aspire higher. To Aspire to greatness right now, visualize receiving a lifetime achievement award. What do you want the award to say on it? Howard Schiffer, the Executive Director of Vitamin Angels,
Because today is Earth Day and everything that has to do with making a difference in this world starts with you, I want to ask you a question… (And you know what my favorite question is, don’t you? Yep! “What if?!”) So, what if we change Earth Day to Aspire Day? [tweetthis]Today, be bigger, more
As I’m writing this, Earth Day 2016 is just around the corner – but I must admit that this year I’m seeing things from a somewhat different perspective. I’ve come to the conclusion that merely focusing on “pure” sustainability efforts is currently the wrong approach to preserving the planet. While it has been increasingly evident
While attending a strategic meeting in New York, I was asked by a fellow participant how a specific company had come to be so successful. I thought for a moment and then replied, “They always say YES!” I explained how this particular company has been asked by some of the largest organizations in the world
A commercial I saw a while back depicts a man in a variety of situations – extemporizing a handshake with a new boss, about to bet all his winnings at a gaming table, poised to take a good-night kiss to the next level — when a horn alerts him that he’s gone far enough. Then
There is a factor that often keeps people from becoming fully engaged in anything, be it a cause or a potentially profitable enterprise, and that’s being a perfectionist – needing to make a flawless entry on stage in whatever role you’re attempting to assume. I was reminded of that recently when I was conversing with
Sometimes, we give advice to other people, only to end up taking it ourselves. I was reminded of the importance of properly “framing” whatever you are talking or thinking about recently when I received an e-mail from an individual who had seen Food Star online. He asked if he could discuss it with me, and