John RaymondsinSeeds to Grow a Life FromLife isn’t about what happens to you, it’s about how you handle what happens to youPrince Ea recently made a short video where he quoted a statistic of a study done on 300 world leaders — everybody from Martin Luther King…Oct 31, 2018Oct 31, 2018
John RaymondsinAscent PublicationA Personal Battle with GritRecently, I found myself in a meeting where Angela Duckworth, author of the New York Times Best-Seller Grit, supplied a 35-minute keynote…Dec 28, 2017Dec 28, 2017
John RaymondsThe Pace of DisruptionThe general phenomenon is that society has not yet figured out how to deal with social media. I think in my kids generation they will be…Oct 25, 2017Oct 25, 2017
John RaymondsinAscent PublicationWhen to Leave Your MentorThe other day I was grateful to have an hour to spend with Gary Vaynerchuk in his office at Vaynermedia. It was 490 days after being picked…Jun 29, 2017Jun 29, 2017
John RaymondsChoose Your Friends With CautionI used the following quote in a previous Medium story on changing your standards to change your life.Jun 7, 2017Jun 7, 2017
John RaymondsinAscent PublicationThe Dangers of Goal SettingAh, the 1984 Ferrari 308 GTS Quattrovalvole. That was one of the first, and longest lasting, goals that I have ever had. The one pictured…May 24, 20171May 24, 20171
John RaymondsinAscent PublicationAdvice to 2017(±) High School GraduatesOur education system is broken for the world as it is today and unfortunately you are a product of that broken system. The good news is you…May 10, 2017May 10, 2017
John RaymondsinAscent PublicationPain, change, and business growthI shared a little bit of my own story about a family business turnaround in a previous story here on Medium. In the end, few of the people…Apr 26, 2017Apr 26, 2017
John RaymondsFind your passion through taking actionYou may have seen the pie charts that show the realm of what you know, vs what you know you don’t know, vs (the largest area) of what you…Apr 14, 2017Apr 14, 2017
John RaymondsThe Problem is Facts Do Not Matter in PoliticsI’m too old. I don’t have enough money. I’m not smart enough. I don’t have time. I’ve tried everything. All of these can be generally…Feb 15, 2017Feb 15, 2017