If you are reading this, chances are you are already among those in your peer group that will be ultra-successful in your career and life.  However, there is one thing that you cannot forget as you navigate through your life.  That is the importance of investing in yourself and your career.  When Adam and I launched Succeed Faster, we analyzed every aspect of the event including the cost, as we wanted to make sure it was affordable enough for...

Have you planned for a trip or a big vacation?  Remember the excitement that was built when you were thinking of all of the possible things to do and started making your plans. For instance, when we I graduated from college, three of my friends from college took a 14-day backpacking trip to Glacier National Park.  The trip was amazing, but it was also a fun trip to plan.  We researched places to camp, studied how to deal with grizzly bears,...

As an entrepreneur myself and a co-founder of a VC  firm, I have had the opportunity to hear a lot of business ideas from people who believed their idea was the next “Apple”.  However, there are a few themes that we, DSP Start-up, have heard and actually witnessed that have made good ideas….fail.  Here are a few things to keep in mind when you try and launch your company. 1. Assuming That Your Passion Is Contagious Whether you’re...

A month ago when I was speaking at Penn State, a very motivated student asked me for career advice but, before I could say anything, she adamantly stated that she wanted work dealing with “real issues” and wanted nothing to do with “Corporate America.”  This is an all-too-common, misguided perspective, usually perpetuated by people – unfortunately some of whom are college professors – who have never worked in the business world,...

First, thanks for spending your time reading this blog.  You are making the choice and I won’t disappoint you.  Isn’t that the amazing fact about life?  We all have choices.  Not every choice has to be an epic choice that changes the course of our life, but every single day, we wake up and decide what we are going to do, who we are going to interact with, how we are going to treat people, identify what we are going to accomplish and at...