One key to long-term success in business is to think about what won’t change over the next decade and then allocate your time and resources to getting better in those areas. Consider technology. Since the iPhone was launched in 2007, the business world has gone gaga over technology. It’s exponential. It’s sexy. It generates clicks.
If you could come up with 3 words for this year, 3 words that would drive your actions and keep you on track to make this your best year ever, what would those 3 words be? This is the fifth year now where I’ve begun the year by identifying 3 words that will set the
I was a competitive distance runner back in high school and college. Cross country was my favorite. And I learned quickly that most runners hate running uphill. So I decided that I would learn to love running uphill and make “passing runners while running uphill” my trademark move. (As an aside, there’s nothing more demoralizing
In the last 35 years, we’ve seen the following happen in the financial markets: The beginning of the great bull market in August 1982. The stock market crash on October 19, 1987. The technology bubble of 1995 – 2000. The bear market of 2000 – 2002. The real estate bubble of 2002 – 2007. The
Knowing how to choose the right new hire candidate or when to fire a borderline employee isn’t always clear cut. But here’s a sure-fire way to improve your decision-making in the hiring people and firing people arena. One thing I know for sure about running a business is this—your team is the biggest determinant of
Average advisors make wishes. Good advisors set goals. Elite advisors are committed and have systems. The bedrock of success for elite advisors comes from being committed and following systems. I’m not just talking about checklists or workflow systems for processing business. I’m talking about systems for living their life. One of the most frequently touted
Rohit Bhargava: Trend spotting is not a term I agree with because I think that trend spotting is the same thing as looking at eggs and flour and sugar on a shelf and saying, 'That's a cake.' It doesn't work that way. You don't spot trends. You spot ideas. Nobody can accurately and
Could 3 words be the difference between success and failure for you over the next 12 months? The recent presidential election proved once again that words are powerful. The words that we use, the language that we use has the ability to move people to take action. For several years now, I’ve taken this idea
If you don’t plan your personal life with the same rigor and discipline you do your professional life, your personal life will suffer, says Ed Rapp. As a Group President and former CFO for Caterpillar, Inc. during the financial crisis, Ed was a high-level, globe-trotting senior executive who never forgot the importance of keeping family
I just finished my second year of podcasting and the numbers are in. Here are my 10 most popular podcasts for 2016 based on downloads along with a key idea shared on each episode. Grab some coffee and a notepad. It'll spark some ideas. Listen to the 10 Most Popular Podcasts If you
