Chasing Greatness Blog

Smart and Sharp!

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:10:43 +0000

Sometimes the Master’s Degree Isn’t the Master. I’ve missed you. The past two weeks have been overwhelming here, but I won’t miss another Wednesday Wisdom. For the past few months, we conducted a massive interview process for a new addition to our team. Last week we hired someone with less education than ...

Have We Sacrificed Creativity for Crudeness?

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:48:18 +0000

No one can ever accuse me of being a prude, but what I've witnessed on television lately has caused me to pause and take note. Is it me, or has creativity been masked by crudeness and rudeness? In a recent book by Amy Chua, Why Chinese Mothers Are Better, Amy cites ...

How Do You Become Valuable. (What Your Boss Won’t Tell You)

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 22:51:54 +0000

Come to our office and you would experience 15-hour days interrupted by conversations on everything from breast implants and religion to pop culture and how to fry chicken. Not the most common work place today, but we’ve managed to win a substantial amount of business doing what we do very ...

How to Build an Empire

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:49:32 +0000

The Innovator, the Refiner, the Transformer-the Closer! As an entrepreneur with a consulting firm, I am hired by companies for a variety of services, from program design to conference and meeting planning. Working as a transplant in these organizations enables me to be both a spectator and a participant in growing ...

Image Vs. Real Esteem

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:11:24 +0000

I just watched the Rihanna interview on 20/20 with Diane Sawyer and I must say it was outstanding. Rihanna’s maturity is amazing…she’s strong, beautiful, intelligent and resilient. I felt as if I were watching a mature 30-year old, not a young 20-something (in the age of Britney Spears and Lindsay ...

From Mediocrity to Excellence

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:14:46 +0000

As an entrepreneur, a big challenge for me is helping others move from mediocrity to excellence. As we move from mediocrity, there are three things that can never be challenged: education, experience, and excellence—what I'd like to call a triple threat or 3 Es. Education (our preparation), excellence (our presentation), ...

Mentors

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:07:00 +0000

Before you obtain a mentor. Read This! Mentors are a key ingredient to developing greatness. Great mentors open doors, create opportunities and secure resources on behalf of their mentee. The mentor nurtures dynamic and fresh talent for greatness; when the mentee demonstrates the potential necessary for that relationship. Dictionary.com defines a mentor ...