Fear of Failure “Failure is another emotion I cannot stand to feel, because in adult life I have conditioned myself not to fail at anything. Failure takes me straight back to the feelings of worthlessness I grew up with as a stammering, reclusive little boy.” …

I am struggling to write this article. Not because I don’t have anything to say. I actually have a lot to say. Rather, I am struggling because I am not sure whether to make my thoughts public or just keep them to myself. …

Shrinking Business? “Do not judge me by my success. Judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.” Nelson Mandela It hasn’t happened all at once. In fact it has been gradually slipping over time. You can’t pinpoint when it started and it didn’t seem…

How to Get the Most Out of Your People and Your Projects “I’m going from doing all of the work to having to delegate the work — which is almost harder for me than doing the work myself. I’m a lousy delegator, but I’m learning.” Alton Brown, celebrity chef Delegation…

Fear of being fired I didn’t see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed…

Dealing with the Phonies in Our Lives A traditional Texas putdown is “All hat, no cattle” or “Big hat, no cattle”. This refers to someone who is all talk with no action, power, or substance behind his / her words. Too often we come across people like this. They boast…

Allowing BS to Get to You BSers. We all know some. In fact, some of us may know many of them. We deal with them at work, socially, or we just bump into them through random contacts. They are usually loud and have definite opinions about everything. They are never wrong (At least according to themselves) and little would function well without them. …

(And When They do it is Your Fault) It was just a normal workday. I was sitting at my desk absorbed in some paperwork when I felt a presence in my office doorway. It was the Plant Manager, Phil. He and I kind of got along, but he said some…

Not getting recognition You put in lots of time. You work you butt off and accomplish more than any three people you work with. Yet, for all of your efforts you are not receiving any recognition. In fact, your annual performance reviews are average at best. You could have done a lot less and gotten basically the same review. “People work for money but go the extra mile for recognition, praise…