Last week, I accomplished my weight loss goal for 2013, weighing in at 197 pounds, for a total loss of over 40 pounds in four months, right at my self imposed deadline of December 31st. I was thrilled at this accomplishment, made possible largely by...
This month, people all throughout the world are committed to "New Year's Resolutions" -goals for themselves- personal, professional or otherwise. But the first step in creating an effective goal, so often overlooked, is determining challenging but possible, measurable metrics. A dream without a goal is just...
Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today. -Robert McKee Brown My whole family was sitting down, about to eat Thanksgiving dinner. Yet it was one of the most stressful moments in my career, and it wasn't from the stress of getting...
It was 5:00 PM, the evening before a major snowstorm in New York this week, and tensions were running high as people boarded a packed Long Island Railroad train for the trip home. I was fortunate enough to snag a seat, and as the train...
If it weren't for the authors on this list, I might not have built a successful business. I might not have gone into marketing. I might not have self-published a book. Heck, I might not even have a happy family- my most important accomplishment by...
1 billion impressions. That's the number of times Esurance has been seen online in less than 48 hours following the SuperBowl, the most viewed and talked about event of the year. There have been over 3 million tweets about Esurance in the last day. To give you...
This morning, it was snowing so much they canceled my kids’ schools. I pushed my way through the wind and snow, arrived at the train station to board my train to work just on time, and sat down to write this. I listened as passengers on...
Ah, February. The snow is blasting down upon New York as I write this, while my wife and children are still snuggling in bed, excited for yet another snow day. Groundhog Day predicted another 6 weeks of winter. But another holiday is here that can...
Jason Fried had it going great. He had a successful software company in 37 Signals, and several products including Basecamp, used by millions of people across the planet. For many leaders, that's the time to expand- to go for more, to grow other product lines...
This post is part of a series in which LinkedIn Influencers share the best advice they've ever received.Read all the posts here. When I first started out my career as a salesperson for Radio Disney at the age of 22, I was young and foolish (well,...