Category: Life

Nestled between Memorial Day and the 4th of July, Flag Day is often overlooked, but it traces its roots back to the early days of the United States. 

“If I can beat all nine of these shops, I’ll be the Number One frozen dessert shop in New York City. Right?”

If I were president for a day I’d forbid any person from being married until after four years of service.

If you aspire to excellence in your performance, you need to surround yourself with an environment of excellence.

Success comes with a price. But so does mediocrity.

Thomas Watson, the legendary CEO of IBM, gave this formula for achieving excellence: “As of this second, quit doing less than excellent work.”

People will grow in experience, knowledge, and ability. But you can’t expect anyone to grow into a commitment to excellence.

“I kept telling myself that hundreds of boys must have died in that sea, but something was feeling eerie.”

I think the message I want my story to get across boils down to two words: “Excellence matters.”

There are people in business, just as in any field, who have an uncanny skill set that seems gifted to them by birth. Like Mozart, who played violin and piano like a virtuoso at the age of six and as an adult composed multiple pieces in his head simultaneously, these business virtuosos possess incredible innate […]

Every seasoned and successful businessperson has had plenty of experience with deploying rapid, decisive action.

Whether you’re flying a plane, assaulting an enemy compound, or launching a business, you want to plan for as many contingencies as possible.