Tom Brady

Tom Brady. No matter what you think of him or football, he’s generally regarded as the best at what he does after being told at least 5 times by every team in the NFL that they didn’t think he could start for them.
Don’t give up.
Some of the best advice I ever received came to me from a professor at the University of Michigan. This wisdom came not in the classroom… I never took any of his classes… but during…
Light a Candle or Curse the Darkness: The Escalator Clause Experienced while walking past a delayed elevator with a working escalator a few feet away: A person was pounding on the “up” button and swearing…
Say thank you and then build on it When somebody pays you a compliment, say thank you. Don’t deny it or deflect. Modesty has its place but not here. You can and should give credit…
Long Lasting Lessons The first time I taught, I was one of 5 profs and grad students teaching intro to marketing. That experience, almost 30 years ago, taught me some great lessons: • When you…
(To my long-time friends and readers: you might have seen this one before… it’s from one of the most substantial experiences of my life and I hope you don’t mind if I share it again…
It’s still work They say if you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life. Hmm. I love what I do but it’s still work. When you work for someone else……