Have you ever felt trapped in a situation that you wanted desperately to get out of? Perhaps your problem was related to work, family, or a particular relationship. While you wanted your circumstances to change, you didn’t know where to start. In my case, before I started my current business, I found myself unhappy and stressed out.   Meanwhile, I […]

You’ve probably heard someone described as “having a big ego.” Ego in this case refers to a person’s sense of self. People with big egos think highly of themselves. Consider famous politicians, celebrities, and pro-athletes. Don’t many of them fit this description?   But I use the word ego in a different way. For me, the ego is the combination […]

Have you ever thought you were a big deal, only to realize how unexceptional you really were? It happened to me.   I was attending an annual meeting that brought together our company’s national sales force. At the time, I was proud of my professional accomplishments: I had built my own sales team, was well respected by my colleagues, and […]

If respect doesn’t exist between you and your mentor, then mentorship isn’t really taking place. In this example, mentorship is a useless description of your relationship. So what is respect? In the process of establishing my business, I’ve learned that mentorship done right requires a particular type of respect. I call it ssagaji, which is originally a Korean word and […]

  It’s a phrase I read and hear all the time. Thousands of books have been published claiming to reveal it. Celebrities and CEOs are constantly asked about it. And countless articles focus on uncovering it. But the truth is, there is no secret. In fact, becoming successful is simple. The first step is to shed light on your koraji—a […]