by Michael Thompson | May 1, 2019 | Career Advice, Communication Skills, Inspiration, Leadership, Likeability, Personal Development, Relationships
“The definition of success is when the people you love, actually love you back.” — Warren Buffett The beauty of getting older is that patterns begin to emerge. One of the most glaring is that the best communicators are the very ones who have the most meaningful...
by Michael Thompson | Mar 19, 2018 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Life Lessons, Mentors, Personal Development, Success
Growing up as a military brat, whenever I had a decision to make, my dad would come back at me with words like, “Your indecisiveness is your greatest weakness. Self-doubt only clouds the fog of war.” Little deep for a twelve year old, but years later as an...
by Michael Thompson | Feb 23, 2018 | Career Advice, Confidence, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Life Lessons, Mastery, Personal Development, Self-help
Originally appearing on Personal Growth 1. Instead of making a list of people who inspire you, make a list of people you want to inspire: Your life is not measured by how many people you are grateful for, but how many people are grateful for you. Sure it is important...
by Michael Thompson | Feb 23, 2018 | Leadership, Mastery, Mentors, Self Awareness, Success
1. YOU TAKE NOTES: Einstein, Jefferson, Patton, Lucas, Branson, Darwin, Hemingway, Rockefellar, Franklin, Newton. What do all of these people have in common besides being recognisable by only their last name? They all carried around little notebooks and wrote down...
by admin | Feb 19, 2018 | Charisma, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Life, Life Lessons, Relationships
The first time my wife met one of my closest friends, she leaned over to me, and said, “That laugh.” My buddy was blessed by the gods with one of those deep, whole body types of laughs that is impossible to fake, and equally impossible not to laugh along with. Top...
by Michael Thompson | Feb 18, 2018 | Career Advice, Leadership, Life Lessons, Mentors, Relationships
Two years ago in the midst of a career change I sat down and sent an email to a guy whose career I admired requesting a chance to meet. To my surprise, he agreed, and a few weeks later we met on a Friday morning for a coffee. Forgetting my wallet, and making him float...
