I had a conversation the other day on Twitter about it being okay to make mistakes. I honestly do not understand the logic in thinking it is okay to screw up. Sure, mistakes will happen but why make mistakes if they are avoidable? You see the person was saying that it was wrong to prevent error and okay to make mistakes.

Yes, mind-blowing. I’m going to talk about why that is complete bull.

You think you found The One. When you are with this person you laugh, everything is right with the world, their annoying habits (that your ex had) does not bother you and the sex is amazing. Obviously, this person is The One, right? Not necessarily…most likely not…

Some people prefer desire to “fit in” with a group of people. Others prefer to stand out and be different. Fitting in vs. standing out can be very similar to leading vs. following. The success of both depends on character.

Everyone has moments in their lives when they shine. They have their moment in the spotlight. How long someone spends in the spotlight is directly dependent on the decisions they make.

Let’s continue our discussion about experience vs. inexperienced advice. It’s important to know the difference when you are reading articles on the internet or articulating yourself clearly online.

I’ve often said that any decision can change the direction of your life forever. I usually use the scenario of a hall of doors one can walk through or forks in a road one has to pick from. Every action has a consequence, good or bad. Success (maintaining it) is the result of many good [...]

Online tools provide an easy way for people to exchange ideas and opinions. A wealth of knowledge is available to us on the internet. The opportunity is there to learn from other people’s experiences, both personal and professional. Distinguishing authoritative advice from inexperienced opinion is not easy.

In college one of my teachers “tested” us to see what our ethics standards were. At the end of the test our teacher gave us this story – and everyone immediately knew their grade. I’m going to share the story. A successful CEO realized it was his time to retire and to pick a replacement. [...]

A new movie is coming out; let’s say it is a Transformer’s movie. You love Transformer’s so you are looking forward to this movie. When the movie comes out, you are there opening day. Popcorn, candy and drink in hand, you settle in to watch the movie. It sucks. You leave the movie disappointed. There [...]