[fusebox_track_player url="https://chtbl.com/track/356B73/media.transistor.fm/6418c50e/7c2e43da.mp3" social_linkedin="true" social_email="true" ] Continuing the series on being a change maker and having the courage to become an absolute nobody yesterday, and today, we talk about two of the greatest enemies that keep us from achieve our dreams, goals, purpose in life. Public Enemy #2: living in the shadows Also-- If you want [...]

[fusebox_track_player url="https://chtbl.com/track/356B73/media.transistor.fm/ce5f4575/d39fd992.mp3" social_linkedin="true" social_email="true" ] Continuing the series on being a change maker and having the courage to become an absolute nobody today, and tomorrow, we talk about two of the greatest enemies that keep us from achieve our dreams, goals, purpose in life. Public Enemy #1: The public.   Also-- If you want to [...]

[fusebox_track_player url="https://chtbl.com/track/356B73/media.transistor.fm/8f652780/eebe4f6c.mp3" social_linkedin="true" social_email="true" ] As we continue to talk about being change makers, hit an important aspect of doing great work--that is our ability to work in the shadows, our ability to serve and impact our clients or customers even when we aren't getting credit, even when we aren't being seen. This is what [...]

[fusebox_track_player url="https://chtbl.com/track/356B73/media.transistor.fm/ea9ad227/fd88e8c9.mp3" social_linkedin="true" social_email="true" ] A year ago I posted on Instagram a quote saying "We are created for greatness." And to my surprise two people disagreed... I thought everyone knew and believed that we were born to do great and amazing feats during our lives--but apparently I was wrong.  Not everyone believes this. In [...]

[fusebox_track_player url="https://chtbl.com/track/356B73/media.transistor.fm/ea026970/070ce39a.mp3" social_linkedin="true" social_email="true" ] Here on the Own the Future we've talked about what it means to be an absolute nobody (back in episode 45 with the story of Franny from J.D. Salinger's novella titled FRANNY AND ZOOEY) Franny wanted to the courage to become an absolute nobody. We also talked--back in Episode 59, about [...]

[fusebox_track_player url="https://chtbl.com/track/356B73/media.transistor.fm/a694d095/18d80c79.mp3" social_linkedin="true" social_email="true" ] In the last chapter of my latest book, "Anchored - The Discipline to Stop Drifting" I share a how FOMO, the fear of missing out, is short circuiting our path to success. Keeping our commitment, completing project, and finishing what we start is crucial to building confidence and momentum. Tune into [...]

[fusebox_track_player url="https://chtbl.com/track/356B73/media.transistor.fm/30a2c1aa/568df776.mp3" social_linkedin="true" social_email="true" ] Movements aren't only started by the crazy person who stands up first--they play a role. But movements start when the crazy person get someone to come behind them and say, "I'm going with you." In my new book "Anchored - The Discipline to Stop Drifting" I share a story of [...]

[fusebox_track_player url="https://chtbl.com/track/356B73/media.transistor.fm/ba5192bb/80e92777.mp3" social_linkedin="true" social_email="true" ] It is easy to hide in a group, or a system, and pass the buck to someone else, to give excuses why YOU didn't take action to help others--or fight for your own dreams. There is always an excuse. And as we float through life in our "groups" we find [...]

[fusebox_track_player url="https://chtbl.com/track/356B73/media.transistor.fm/67fbe560/df4ca0c3.mp3" social_linkedin="true" social_email="true" ] In all the years of the Tour-de-France, France had never won their nation’s own competition. That is, not until 2010, when the French cycling team hired a man named Dave Brailsford to coach them. Cue the Rocky soundtrack over a montage of Brailsford yelling and encouraging his team to train [...]

[fusebox_track_player url="https://chtbl.com/track/356B73/media.transistor.fm/a4a00cdb/054c0c0e.mp3" social_linkedin="true" social_email="true" ] Vilfredo Pareto was a leading economist, sociologist, and engineer in the 1800s. He is best known for the Pareto Principle, which is now known as the 80/20 Rule.[i] In short, the Pareto Principle explains the unequal distribution of wealth, income, land ownership, and production. Pareto stumbled upon this principle by [...]