Harvey Mackay
<i>Mistakes are opportunities</i>
One of the first steps to accomplishing great things in your life is to cease dwelling on the negative things in your past. Carefully...
<i>Talk yourself into success</i>
How many people talk to themselves? As you're reading this, you might even be saying to yourself, "Who, me? I don't talk to myself."
There...
Transforming financial services
Barron’s recently ran a cover story by Suzanne McGee about the top 100 female financial advisers. Reading it, I couldn’t stop thinking about how...
There’s no excuse not to RSVP
Recently, I failed to RSVP even though I knew I could not attend the event. The invitation to the party sat on my desk...
When your break comes, you’d better be ready
After spending years in the United States building the Canon company’s operations, Fujio Mitarai returned to Japan in 1989. In his 50s, he was...
Negotiating tips from a pro
If you ask me what one skill has made the biggest difference in my career, hands down I would say: negotiating. It applies to...
Tough competitors are always happy to teach you a lesson
Knowing your competition is just as important as knowing your customer.
Unless you have a unique product or service, or run a state-owned bakery in...
When is a counteroffer counter-intelligent?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts you’ll make more than 10 job changes and three to five career changes in your life. It may...
Top 10 list of the biggest networking mistakes
Take it from an old grizzly who’s had his share of networking adventures. I’m here to share my vast experience, because the more you...
Common sense is not always that common
We live in an amazing time, when you think about it. Often we don’t even have to do the thinking that our parents and...