Business: Prime Leadership Revisited
In my 25 years of working with leaders in many walks of life, including business, sports, education, technology, law, and medicine, I’ve seen leaders who were absolutely awful, decidedly mediocre, above average, and just a few who were truly exceptional. In my last Prime Business Alert! e-newsletter, Qualities of a Prime Leader, I described ten […]
Read MoreParenting: Frustration: Aaarrgghh!
Frustration may be your children’s most significant obstacle to achieving their goals. We all have experienced the feeling of frustration when we’re not able to do something as we pursue our goals; we feel stuck, we get uptight, and we have difficulty focusing. The best way I can describe the feeling is: AAARRGGHH!! It is […]
Read MoreParenting: Fear of Failure Revisited
In my very first Prime Family Alert! newsletter published in April of 2005, I discussed the sad epidemic of fear of failure that was rampant in America then. Well, almost four years later, fear of failure is still the most pervasive and debilitating issue among children I see in my practice and the thousands I […]
Read MoreSports: Five Keys to Prime Confidence
Prime confidence is a deep, lasting, and resilient belief in your ability to achieve your goals. Prime confidence keeps you positive, motivated, intense, focused, and emotionally in control when you need it most. With prime confidence, you’re able to stay confident even when you’re not performing well (it happens to even the best athletes periodically). […]
Read MoreBusiness: Qualities of a Prime Leader
In my work with CEO’s and other business leaders throughout the world, as well as, top coaches and professional and Olympic athletes, I have identified 10 qualities that I have found to be woven, without exception, into the very fabric of these highly successful individuals. If you look at the business leaders whom you admire, […]
Read MoreParenting: Expect a Lot of Your Children
You should expect a lot of your children. Set the bar high on what you value and make it clear to your children that you expect them to live up to those standards. Expectations communicate to your children what you, well, expect of them. They are standards of behavior grounded in your family’s values to […]
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