In the last article we talked about the importance of persistence and of not giving up—of how good things happen when you truly believe in what you offer, and have faith in yourself. This is all well and good, until you hit the wall.
All great leadership teams have several things in common. You might not see them from outside, but when you work with them on a regular basis these commonalities become very clear. There are many leadership myths we accept because they make sense, but, in reality, fail to help build an…
When considering the importance of keeping the faith and not giving up, I was recently reminded of an experience I had with my son Jacob, who is now 21 and attending college at Ohio University. It was on a Saturday morning in an early spring, and at the time he was only 15. If you went outside that morning, you would have heard the familiar sound of lawnmowers could on every block—unless you were within an earshot of my house.
How do you decide what’s next for your life and business? For many entrepreneurs, we are entering the next stage in our careers and lives. We’ve successfully build our businesses and we are starting to make decisions that not only impact us and our families, but also the people we…