I’m in total agreement that your specialty, when you’re in your wheelhouse it’s a special thing. An expertise of great value. Who said ‘knows a lot about everything, is a master of none!’ – being in your wheelhouse is just the opposite. What does Malcolm Gladwell say ‘to be an expert do something for 10,000 hours?’ The wheelhouse aboard an oceangoing ship can be a lonely place. You really don’t want there to be any distractions. So generally people have to stay clear. This means for … [Read more...]
When Are You At Your Best?
The view of the harbor with ships anchored or at the dock may look like a great time for a photo op. “A ship in port is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for.” Ships are built to be at sea. Transiting the oceans heading from one port to the next one. If someone wanted a passenger ship to be a hotel in that city, they would have built a hotel. It would have cost less and had more rooms to rent out. The actual ship performs optimally when she is underway at sea. The water … [Read more...]
Three Habits Of A Person Who –
Do you know a billionaire? Okay maybe everyone does. Do you know a billionaire who then went bankrupt? Ah, not so much now. Okay then how about this one. Do you know a billionaire, who then went bankrupt and then became a billionaire again? Finally, now I have your attention. In each of these cases my answers are – yes, yes and yes. In fact for a few of these and through various methods of working together we have become friends. No – I am not a billionaire – not even … [Read more...]
Are You Ready For The Fourth Quarter?
One of the most exciting starts to the Fourth Quarter is represented at each home game for the University of Wisconsin Badgers Football team as the fans dance and jump to the tunes of ‘Jump Around’. The visiting team can be seen on the field looking up at the scene in the stands. These are 75,000 plus fans cheering on their team to finish the game strong. What are your plans as we begin the Fourth Quarter right now? Who knows maybe you have already given up on this year and you are looking … [Read more...]
What is on your reading list?
As we are approaching the summer season in the New York Metro area this brings everyone outside. For many this means going to a park, or a beach to relax with a good book to read. What are some of your summer reading plans? One of my sons recently shared with me his practice which he instituted this year. He is now reading three types of books at the same time. No, not at the same exact moment in time. He alternates like you might change the channel on your cable box from one program to … [Read more...]
Mastermind Groups: The Most Powerful Tool You’re NOT Using!
The term “mastermind group” may be unfamiliar to many of us, however, it is often one of the most powerful tools we can use to take our personal development to the next level. Napoleon Hill first introduced the term in the 1920s and went on to expand the definition a decade later in his book Think and Grow Rich. He described the principles of the group as, “Coordination of knowledge and effort, in a spirit of harmony, between two or more people, for the attainment of a definite purpose… No … [Read more...]
