By Dan Coughlin I’m a big fan of Joseph Campbell. He spent 60 years studying ancient mythology and extracted lessons from those myths that we can use in modern-day life in practical ways. He called his most famous set of lessons, The Hero’s Journey. Here’s a short explanation of the Hero’s Journey: An ordinary person […]
By John Tschohl Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks says: “There are moments in our lives when we summon the courage to make choices that go against reason, against common sense and the wise counsel of people we trust. But we lean forward nonetheless because, despite all risks and rational argument, we believe that the path […]
It is often said that nothing happens until a sale is made. A corollary to that is if you make a lot of sales, a lot of things – and good things to boot – will happen. I’m not here today to sell you some secret sauce to improve sales, but give you two simple, […]
By Dan Coughlin A major change is thrust on you today. Don’t go into shock. Don’t react without thinking. Don’t run out to buy a book on how to deal with change. Learn from Changes In Your Past Instead remind yourself you’ve been dealing with changes your whole life. Step back and ask yourself three […]
A rather unusual pair of comedic Christian missionaries – identical twins Rick and Mick Vigneulle – often conduct an “Attitude Check” program for high school students. One of the highlights is when they ask the teenagers to shout out what they think make people successful in life. They dutifully list everything the kids say and […]