The project you are most scared to do is the one that holds your greatest growth.
I bought my own home in 2004. It's a sanctuary for my family and a place of peace and calm. It's key for anyone committed to leadership and success to avoid the noise and focus on their best opportunities.
Three hours of focused time on the projects that will really add value and uplift your career are so much better than 10 hours where you are constantly being interrupted and taken off your focus.
I believe it's strikingly important to remember that when you know better, you can do better. With higher levels of awareness, you can make smarter choices. And the more clarity you get as to who you want to become, the quicker you can start making the choices need to get you there.
As for whether I am a 'new age guru', I am not at all. I help companies build employees who lead without a title and become high performers.
Getting up early is one of the gifts I give myself.
True, foolish risks can lead to difficult consequences. But having said that, don't be so scared of failure and disappointment that you fail to dream.
We are influenced by the ideas we hear and the people we meet.
Your billion-dollar ideas don't show up in the middle of dramatic distraction. They show up when you have the business and personal discipline to make space for your creative mind to flourish.
The people you can't stand can actually transform your life. And help you become happier, healthier, and more successful.
You can't become a history-maker stuck in tiny thinking. You just can't.
If you're the smartest person you know, it's time to know some new people.
Success is seductive. It can make one complacent and inefficient and stale.
Let planning be the springboard, so that spirituality can be our splash.
I buy a lot of books I never read. But that's not really a waste, since all it takes is one idea from even one book to radically reshape the way a person leads, thinks and lives.
Your income reflects your self-identity. Your impact reveals your personal story.
You can inspire the world. Or you can be liked by all. You don't get to do both.
Epic production has less to do with your willpower and more to do with the routines you install. Get those right, and you'll enjoy exponential results automatically.
You can stay angry at someone who hurt you. Or you can get busy doing your visions and changing our world. But you don't get to do both.
There is a new model of leadership in the world that rides on the premise that every single person in the organisation can be a leader. Titles are important for structure and order, but real power does not come from titles.
