by Michael Thompson | May 6, 2020 | Confidence, Habits, Inspiration, Learning, Life Lessons, Personal Development
When it comes to making an impact in the world, all the good habits in the world are worthless if you don’t get rid of your bad habits. “Do you really need to build more good habits? From where I’m sitting you already do a lot of good things. But you’re bad...
by Michael Thompson | Apr 23, 2020 | Communication Skills, Humor, Life Lessons, Likeability, Personal Development, Relationships
When it comes to building relationships. What we say is obviously important. So is, however, what we choose not to say. 7 phrases introverts hate to hear. My fifth-grade teacher, Mr. Martin, was a grump. Despite his serious demeanor and yelling at me for not...
by Michael Thompson | Apr 14, 2020 | Confidence, Happiness, Inspiration, Life Lessons, Personal Development, Self Awareness
The 9 behaviors that are making you unhappy – When things aren’t adding up in your life, start subtracting. On my 39th birthday, a friend of mine asked me a question that caught me off guard: “Most people spend the first half of their lives collecting, and the...
by Michael Thompson | Oct 17, 2019 | Inspiration, Life Lessons, Relationships
The Law of The Garbage Truck On a busy New York City day, author David J. Polly hopped into a cab and asked the driver to drop him off at Grand Central Station. A few minutes later a car jumped out in front of them and if it hadn’t been for the fast reflexes of his...
by Michael Thompson | Oct 16, 2019 | Entrepreneurship, Life Lessons, Productivity
Your dots will never connect if you don’t start collecting them When I was 24-years-old after twelve months of working my first sales job I was hand-picked by upper-management to lead a team of experienced sales executives. I was excited about the promotion, but I was...
by Michael Thompson | Oct 15, 2019 | Inspiration, Life, Life Lessons, Personal Development
The only thing worth collecting is friendships My only goal growing up was to have as many experiences as possible during my time on this beautiful round ball called Earth. 41 years have passed and looking back on my life I like to think I’ve done a good job of...
