Early in my career, I inadvertently adopted the “screw it, let’s do it” mindset that Richard Brandson has famously promoted. I have said “yes” to a great many opportunities that have dropped onto my lap, which typically goes against advice most give to others from a career perspective. …

ROADTRIP! Your battle cry. You have a great idea — you and your closest friends are going to jump in a car and drive to a place that none of you have been before. Just to make it exciting — this place might not even exist! You heard this little…

I get asked a lot about how to create a culture of innovation. If you search for “How to create a culture of innovation” you’ll get a huge list of articles, blog posts, methodologies, and tales from the trenches. I like to simplify things, so, here’s my post to add…

Newton’s First Law An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. When you’re creating a new product or service you must think really (really) hard about this…

I nap. I nap every single day. Sometimes twice a day! I don’t nap because I’m lazy. I nap because I want to get more done — lots more done. I nap because I’m committed to my work and my family and I want to be the best version of…

There’s one characteristic of an Innovator that seems to define them. Innovators love to solve problems. I mean.. they really love to solve problems. To an Innovator, solving a problem is a compulsion. They are compelled by curiosity. They are compelled by the challenge. They can’t stop themselves. …

I think the word “success” is overused and misinterpreted. With that in mind, let me first start by clarifying what I mean by success. Success means you have achieved a goal that you have deliberately set out to accomplish. If you start a marathon and then finish it in the…

“We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.” — Winston Churchill [men-tawr, -ter] — noun a wise and trusted counselor or teacher. an influential senior sponsor or supporter. That definition has never done it for me. In my experience, mentors are different. …

Have you ever wondered why we sleep? I’ve always found it really strange. It seems that sleeping would have evolved out of the human race by natural selection by this point. Think about it. When we’re sleeping, we are just lying there… unconscious, unable to respond to danger. …