Vision, Vista, and Volume: A Better Approach to Thinking About Success

Discussions about achieving success are typically approached in one dimension.  We talk about vision, breadth of experience and work/life balance in stovepipe segments as if one doesn’t influence the other.  Much of the blogging and books on success I’ve read follow this track.  They touch on the three dimensions, but only on that dimension.   The […]

Ambition is Good

Lay to rest the debate on whether ambition is good or bad. It’s good. If it take’s a motive force such as ambition to develop new technologies, advance science, or explore new forms of art or music then I say “bring it”. It’s very possible you were raised in an environment that shunned ambition or […]

Overcoming Friction

Friction is the natural worlds way of holding back movement of an object or wearing that object down.   Whether it’s the viscous effects of oil in an engine or the drag over an aircraft’s wing, this natural force exists all around us to keep things from working effortlessly.   Sometimes it’s a force for good, for […]

A Good Attitude is Everything

There are a lot of variables that go into determining whether we’ll successfully bring our goals and aspirations into existence.   However, I count one of them as the quintessential element that must be present to ensure success:  a good attitude.   Definitely having ideas, making plans, and taking action are important elements in the art of […]