Your Job #1: Stay in the Game

I’m not much of a card player—except for Dutch Blitz with my family over the holidays. (If you’ve never played it, try it!) I know the rules of poker too, but I almost never play. That said, one time I joined a Texas Hold’em tournament with about 50 fellow investment bankers… and somehow ended up […]
The Gap That Makes the Gain

Legendary business coach Dan Sullivan coined the concept of The Gap and the Gain, later developed into a bestselling book co-authored with Benjamin Hardy. In this book, Sullivan and Hardy explore how entrepreneurs can burn out themselves and their teams by constantly seeing the glass as half empty—focusing on the Gap instead of celebrating the […]
Do You Drive with Fear or Ambition?

Fear has long been described as the strongest motivator of all. When survival is at stake, nothing mobilizes energy and focus faster. This is why fear sells so effectively. From life and health insurance to diet programs, security systems, retirement plans, safe cars, and even cosmetics, fear has been the foundation of countless marketing strategies. […]