by Kevin Brimhall | Jan 9, 2009 | Book Summaries, Motivation / Inspiration
A lot of professors give talks titled "The Last Lecture." Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them. And while they speak, audiences can’t help but mull the same question: What wisdom would we impart to...
by Kevin Brimhall | Jan 4, 2009 | Motivation / Inspiration
Welcome to a brand new year! Today we have a chance for a new beginning. Today we can discard all of those destructive, negative habits and replace them with healthy, positive ones. We also have a leg up on anyone who set a New Year’s Resolution...
by Kevin Brimhall | Dec 21, 2008 | Personal Improvement
First, define the term balance. So often, people seeking "balance" end up with a life something like both sides of a scale dragging the ground behind them. I suggest thinking of work-life balance as a Teeter-Totter, which is certainly possible to balance but...
by Kevin Brimhall | Dec 16, 2008 | Personal Improvement
A recent health study determined that there are 3 primary reasons people can’t cope in life: They have low self-esteem They live in the past The don’t laugh enough In fact, the same study concluded that we need...
by Kevin Brimhall | Dec 7, 2008 | Sales / Growth
As the current business environment is causing tremendous mental upheaval among so many people, I thought that it could be helpful to provide several quick to read and implement tips. Tip # 1. Exercise control where you can. There are things we can...
by Kevin Brimhall | Dec 3, 2008 | Book Summaries, Leadership
In 2007, my good friend and colleague David Herdlinger wrote this book to help leaders at different levels of experience and position within an organization more effectively lead themselves and others. While weaving in some of the...
by Kevin Brimhall | Dec 1, 2008 | Motivation / Inspiration
Even in these trying times, we are privileged to live in a country that offers boundless opportunities and abundance. But there is no magic key or instant formula for success. People should take the time to look within themselves to find and develop...
by Kevin Brimhall | Nov 24, 2008 | Goals / Purpose
The major reason for setting a goal is for what it makes of you to accomplish it. What it makes of you will always be the far greater value than what you get. When Andrew Carnegie died, they discovered a sheet of paper upon which he had written one of the major goals...
by Kevin Brimhall | Nov 20, 2008 | Personal Improvement
Flash the Morse Code signal SOS and help is sure to come your way. Master these 10 signs of strength (SOS) and the help may be in the form of improved relationships, greater joy and connection with yourself, better self care and enhanced communication. All in all,...
by Kevin Brimhall | Nov 17, 2008 | Leadership
The popular thinking is that leaders are born that way, that it’s in their DNA to be able to effectively lead others. It presumably holds, then, that if one does not possess certain personality traits or characteristics, then...
