The Secret Sauce of Success
Everything you do, and everything you say, if examined closely enough, has meaning. And all of it stems from a story you’ve made up about your life, why you can and why you can’t have what you want.
Everything you do, and everything you say, if examined closely enough, has meaning. And all of it stems from a story you’ve made up about your life, why you can and why you can’t have what you want.
There’s been a sea change in how companies innovate. When we talk about business innovation most of us immediately think start-ups and Fortune 500 companies, skipping over the vast majority of private companies that make up the bulk of the economy and truly drive progress in business. This segment of companies is remarkable because: They …
Many leadership consultants will tell you that being a leader is about the ‘we’ and not the ‘me’ philosophy. Career success is no different. After all, you are the leader of you and your own career, but it’s not just the role you have in getting to the next level, it’s also the people you involve along the way.
Letting go of control is a challenge for every entrepreneur but an essential one too. As Karen Auster proves, it’s a vital step toward keeping your sanity intact and helping your business to bloom. As founder and CEO of the Brooklyn-based Auster Agency, an experiential marketing firm, Karen found she was stretching herself too thin …
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This post follows an intensive mentoring session with Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh and Jenn Lim, CEO Delivering Happiness where I learned how Zappos grew from a tiny retail start-up to the industry leader it is today and what advice they would give new (and current) entrepreneurs. These seasoned (and successful) business minds shared with me ten vital, hard-won lessons that they credit for Zappos’ success.
Super-successful people know this better than anyone. I found that the wealthier you are, the fewer “best business friends” you have.
Here are stories of seven of the most successful–and wealthiest–people in the world to illustrate each of those seven principles.
Do you ever minimize your joy about things that are in process but haven’t fully happened yet? Why do you hold back? Is it fear? Humility? Superstition? Habit? Something else?