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March 09, 2010

Success Starts With You Being Different

You can’t stand out when you look like everyone else.

You can’t inspire and challenge others when you are just as fearful as them to stand out and be noticed.  To put yourself in a position where people disagree with you.  To be criticized, abused, and disbelieved. more


March 02, 2010

The will to win: C’est pour toi, Maman

What is it that you really want?  Not what you tell everyone else you want, but what do you really want?  Is it huge success, more recognition — to just be happy.  What is it you really want?

Now here’s the real question: What are you willing to do to get it? more


February 23, 2010

The Edge of Possibility: Where are you Standing?

Have you ever felt like you were on the very edge of outrageous opportunity?  Like you were so very close to making everything you ever wanted a reality? more


February 19, 2010

4 Reasons You Can’t Shortcut Your Way to Success

There is no shortcut to success.

Unlike every episode with Indiana Jones, there is no Holy Grail of aspirational whymsy whereby you plot a few strategic moves and end up with all the pieces on the board. more


February 10, 2010

8 paths to domination and 1 big way to fail

Here’s a harsh reality:  We‘re just not tough enough…

On my wall framed hangs the famous inspiration quotation from Vince Lombardi about football and winning and what it takes to be number one.  It’s been on the wall of my office for the past decade.  It’s my own mezuzah to excellence and always pushing the limits of what I think is possible. more


February 03, 2010

Seth Godin Inspires Indispensable Edginess.

Is what you doing right now something the world can’t live without?  Are you the difference between success and failure?  Are you truly indispensable? more


January 27, 2010

No. I’m not like that.

We hate to be misunderstood. Better yet, we can’t stand over-hearing (in someone else’s casual conversation) that our motives or intention suck.

How many times have you been in a conversation with a bunch of people when you thought you heard your name spaced too close to an insult or some other negative nonsense? more


January 12, 2010

Clean up your act… (or else)

For those of you who ignored my rage against the fad of making New Years resolutions, I say “bravo”…  Sure it’s a mindless waste of time to commit to an important goal for just a few months, but you already knew that.

All rage aside, I have goals for my life and most of you do too.    I have to think you wouldn’t continue to hang out here at The DEW View if you didn’t want more from your life. more


January 05, 2010

Yep… your New Year resolutions are worthless.

It’s that time of year again where we take stock of our poor performance from last year and write down blissful wishes for what we want to make happen this year.

It actually a pretty worthwless activity… more


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