Unless you have been under a business rock, you are aware that the CEO of Facebook, Sherly Sandberg, has a new best selling book, Lean In.  It is a personal story of her career success, mixed with some broad general advice.  There is one piece of advice she shared that my then executive Stanford MBA...Read More

Today I will be brief.  Traditionally, the acronym, CEO, stood for Chief Executive Officer. I suggest the internet, increasing self-employment, and the upcoming generation of want-entrepreneurs will experience another acronym for their self-bestowed title of CEO — Chief Everything Officer.   New definitions, fresh starts.Read More

Ever since listening an IPPA call with researcher Adam Grant as he described how to build a social network as a giver, I have been reflecting on how I personally build social networks — or networks of any kind in my life. Quick Action Needed:  If you who want to hear Adam live Friday, April...Read More

I will not belabor the psychological adage which suggests we learn more from our mistakes than our successes, but I will share with you an in-time, real-life experience of a client (with permission).  This client knew action needed to be taken regarding their current position.  They wrote telling me they had learned a lot and...Read More

My last Dr. Success Challenge was to just notice if and when you were suffering from resilience fatigue.  As promised, here are some suggestions to overcome resilience fatigue: 1.  Rest.  I know I am stating the obvious, but you might be surprised how low you allow your energy reserves to get before you actually stop...Read More

I have a very simple Dr. Success challenge to start your new month. Dr. Success Challenge:  Answer these questions:  Do you have a tendency of describing your day as ‘crazy busy’?  If so, how do you feel when you describe your day that way? As an experiment, when asked, describe your day as ‘happy busy’. ...Read More

In 2009 I wrote a blog about the productive use of social networking in business and personal development. Several years have passed and I believe it is time to state the obvious.  When using social networking, adult professionals should set an easy to remember guideline: Only post what you want to amplify and magnify. Remember,...Read More

In 2009, I was asked by a radio station manager in the Chicago area to create some one-minute inspiration spots.  I invested a lot of time and money having the spots produced, and was very satisfied with the end product.  I am not sure how many of them were aired prior to the station manager...Read More

The difficult part of finding my voice is that I feel called to lovingly communicate differences (generally more than others wish I would – and I know that).  Our current political cycle has allowed me ample opportunity to practice communicating my opinion in a respectful way to someone or some institute that I feel is...Read More

Marissa Mayer’s appointment as the CEO of Yahoo! has created a lot of conversation.  Initially, I was saddened at the focus.  I felt the stories were paying attention to Marissa’s personal life in a way that would not have happen if a 37 year old male had been appointed to the position.  Then I needed to...Read More