I’m always telling my team to take initiative and I become frustrated when it does not happen consistently. So I looked up the word “initiative” again to make sure I am using the right word to describe what I am requiring of my team. Initiative is defined as “the ability to assess and initiate things independently and to take charge before others do or being told to do so.” I realized although I was using…

Have you identified the roadblocks to your own success? If you are in the process of setting goals, you must first identify the barriers prohibiting the successful completion of those goals. According to statistics, 97%1 of the population does not set or achieve their goals. There are two main reasons for this staggering percentage. First is fear, which is described as false evidence appearing real. The problem with fear is that often-times, the things that…

Management consultant and author Peter F. Drucker so wisely said, “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” Drucker’s quote indicates the best way to know what’s next for your future is to not only create it, but to design it in such a way that the result transforms your life and the lives of those around you. I used to spend a great deal of time in Corporate America contemplating where…