Do these guys love what they do because they are good at it or are they good at what they do because they love it. I sincerely believe it’s the latter. And if you are serious about pursuing prosperity you better be doing something you love. If you aren’t sure that you love what you are doing, you aren’t. People who have found their passion don’t drag themselves out of bed; they awake with a mixture of excitement and wonder that they get paid to do what they do.

You aren’t likely to achieve prosperity without the help of a team. Pursuing prosperity by yourself is like trying to win a TDF stage with a solo breakaway at the start of the race—it is virtually impossible to do.

Most of us read of others’ accomplishments in the news and think that there is absolutely no way that we could ever achieve what these superstars do. That’s because we hear about the outcomes, not the step-by-step growth process that allowed them to happen in the first place. If you’re thinking about a major success Read More »

Don’t be afraid to look in the mirror! The problem most of us face is that we’re so afraid of admitting our faults we avoid self-analysis and so never have the opportunity to really understand our strengths and values. And that is a prosperity killer. Instead, if you can align your world with your values, Read More »

Damn I feel great today!  Perhaps it is the fact that spring has finally come to Colorado. Or maybe it’s because I’m leaving later this morning on a road trip to Detroit, ferrying my 20-year-old daughter and a car to the Motor City for a summer internship.  It also might be a lot simpler than Read More »

I’m really, really tired of hearing our politicians bickering about the best way to get Americans back to work and our economy headed in the right direction.  I happen to believe that there is more agreement between the left and right with respect to what needs to be done than either side cares to admit, Read More »

How many people do you know that realize, mid career, that they hate their job but are too far down the road to make a change.  Gifting a copy of Shortcut to Prosperity to a recent graduate will help them to avoid this common fate. The book will help them discover where their passions lie Read More »

If only someone who knew Tamerlan Tsarnaev had cared enough about him to confront him on his misguided thinking and the tragic sequence of events they motivated. I don’t pretend to have the background to assess psychological forces that are strong enough to cause someone to do what he did, nor can I say for Read More »

A highly successful, but static, organization is a lousy place to learn and unlikely to lead to a great next opportunity for you.   Why?  Because markets constantly evolve and static organizations are, by definition, increasingly out of touch with the needs of their customers.  The problem is that success breeds complacency and the tendency to Read More »

I recently read an article that talked about the enormous risk that entrepreneurs like Mark Zuckerberg take when they launch a start-up company.  After a moment of reflection I realized why I didn’t agree with the article.  Entrepreneurial risk is directly proportional to the responsibilities you currently have and what you have to lose from Read More »