Ideas are free, execution is priceless.

Mentoring has been a cornerstone of my personal and professional growth since the age of sixteen. Bill, my high school writing teacher, was the first person to show an interest in guiding me. He still does today. In fact, since adolescence, there have been dozens of other mentors who have been critical in helping me become the person I am today. What’re more, I have personally mentored dozens of…

Stress doesn’t exist. Not out there in the world like we think it does. Like most things in life, stress is an inside job. It’s a subjective, inner experience within our consciousness. The reality is, the source of what we call stress is actually our body responding to what is held in our mind. When somebody complains about how stressed they are, for example, that pressure is a choice….

In elementary school, reading the sports page didn’t appeal to me. But that glossy free standing insert, with its colorful pages of promotional offers, holiday sales and new product launches, enraptured my attention. From the ad copy to the pictures to the names of the items, my marketing education had officially begun. In high school, playing in a grunge rock cover band wasn’t my thing. But learning how to…

Here’s one of my favorite cheesy jokes. A man walks into a bar and sits next to a women with a dog. He asks her if her dog has ever bitten anyone. She says no. The man reaches down to pet the animal, and the dog jumps up and takes a chunk out of his hand. Hey, I thought you said your dog’s never bitten anyone, shouts the man….

Once during a five hour bus ride, the woman across the aisle from me had ants in her pants. Do you remember hearing that phrase as a child? Parents and teachers would use it to describe kids who are unable to sit still, due to anxiety, excess energy, or impatience. Anyway, the women next to me spent the entire bus trip executing the same series of tasks. Check the…