The Stockdale Paradox: Face the most brutal facts of your current reality and retain faith that you will prevail in the endgame. This is Admiral Jim Stockdale’s philosophy. He was the highest-ranking U.S. prisoner of war at the “Hanoi Hilton” in Vietnam from 1965 to...
What makes a successful entrepreneur?An important trait of entrepreneurs is passion. Here’s a story about one of the best small successful entrepreneurs I’ve met in the 30 years I’ve been an executive coach; let’s call her Ingrid. Ingrid was a teacher and...
