According to a recent article in Psychology Today online, titled "Peak Performance in the NFL, Fortune 500, and Life", the author, Dr. Leslie Becker Phelps, states that besides the tried and true ways of improving performance, there is another factor not normally discussed by most of the so-called experts in the field that is the underpinning of most high perfromance individuals.

The tried and true ways of achieving peak performance that[...]

Chip and Dan Heath, authors of the business best seller, Made to Stick, recently released their latest book titled Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard. A synopsis of their book was written up in the February 2010 issue of Fast Company magazine and provided some great insights in dealing obstacles that one might encounter in life or business.

The basic premise of the book has to do with[...]

I happened upon an article on the EdmundSun.com website written by Nick Massey discussing Harley Davidson motorcycles, lingerie, Baby Boomers, their progeny - Echo Boomers - and market demographics. I was amazed that the writer was able to talk about Harley motorcycles and lingerie in an investment column. The point of the column was that the American motorcycle manufacturer's target market, Baby Boomer men between 45 and 55, would be diminishing significantly in the[...]

President Obama - it's time to take the Wheel

The headlines this week are all about American Automakers being led by the Administration to create more sustainable and profitable business plans before they all go out of business. You might have thought that the auto industry leaders could have cracked the code on how to do this before their companies were faced with extinction. Especially GM's CEO, who managed his company[...]

The answer to this delimma is that Baby Boomers are partially responsible for the problems America faces and can easily be the majority of the solution. For example, America's Top CEO's earned $5.4 billion last year. 400 or the Fortune 500 CEOs are Baby Boomers. Approximately 70% of the members of Congress are Baby Boomers. Of course, since Boomers represent one of every three adults in America and range in[...]

I have been playing golf for the last 20 years. It is undoubtedly the only sport I have ever been involved in where practice didn't equate to improvement. And yes I have taken lessons. I have spent thousands of hours practicing the techniques I have learned. In an email I received recently, it said that the inevitable result of any golf lesson was the instant elimination of the one critical[...]