A good affirmation has five basic ingredients: it's personal, it's positive, it's present tense, it's visual, and it's emotional.

Before a performance, a sales presentation, a difficult confrontation, or the daily challenge of meeting a goal, see it clearly, vividly, relentlessly, over and over again. Create an internal "comfort zone". Then, when you get into the situation, it isn't foreign. It doesn't scare you.

Unless you’re continually improving your skills, you’re quickly becoming irrelevant.

Unfortunately, too many executives believe the myths about trust. Myths like how trust is soft and is merely a social virtue. The reality is that trust is hard-edged and is an economic driver.

It takes a great deal of character strength to apologize quickly out of one's heart rather than out of pity.

What difference would a clear vision of my principles, values, and ultimate objectives make in the way I spend my time?

A good affirmation has five basic ingredients: it's personal, it's positive, it's present tense, it's visual, and it's emotional.