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November 26, 2014
Do big things by letting go of small stuff
Reagan had been doing it for years. He understood an important distinction that [President] Johnson never grasped: being in control and being successful aren’t always the same thing. –Landslide: LBJ and Ronald Reaganat the Dawn of a New America by Jonathan Darman via Delancy Place lyndon johnson and ronald reagan — […]
November 18, 2014
Leadership Matters in Business
The business ability of the man at the head of any business concern, big or little, is usually the factor which fixes the gulf between striking success and hopeless failure. –Theodore RooseveltAnnual Message to CongressDecember 31, 1901
November 15, 2014
Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.
From 1840: In the United States a man builds a house to spend his latter years in it, and he sells it before the roof is on: he plants a garden, and lets it just as the trees are coming into bearing: he brings a field into tillage, and leaves other men to […]
November 9, 2014
Radio interview on The Courage to Be in Community
Eric Tonningsen interviewed Tony for his radio program, “Awakening to Awareness: Realigning with What Really Matters” Click here to listen to Tony Mayo talk with Eric about “The Courage to Be in Community” Eric wrote: Tony’s recently published book, “The Courage to Be in Community” served as the underlying focus for […]
October 24, 2014
Tony Mayo interviewed by client REI 360
Chris Haddon sits down for a high-level conversation with Executive Coach, Tony Mayo, who has been coaching him and his business partners for years. During this time they have made tremendous progress in their professional and personal lives. Check it out here. On this podcast they cover: How can you tell if a coach is […]
October 20, 2014
Making the Best of the Worst Part of Your Day
‘Mindful’ commuters say deep breaths, clear mind keep them calm under stress Nancy Kaplan, chief operating officer at a management consulting firm in downtown D.C., said she pays attention to her breathing and relaxes when her jaw tightens or her fingers clench the steering wheel during her hour-plus commute. She said practicing mindfulness […]
September 25, 2014
FREE: Courageous, Genuine Relationships
I am happy to make available at no charge and for a limited time the bonus chapter to my Amazon #1 best-selling book, The Courage to be in Community. The free bonus chapter is a simple, practical guide to building better relationships at work and at home. The focus of the book was […]
September 10, 2014
Behaviorial Economist Dan Ariely wants to help manage your time
You have very few hours in the day when you’re at peak performance, so every minute of these hours that isn’t spent doing something important is just waste. –Dan ArielyThe Washington Post 
September 2, 2014
Grow a Big Company by Keeping Your Job Small
These leadership insights from MCI founder Bill McGowan should sound familiar to my executive coaching clients and to readers of this blog. INC.: You’ve taken a company from nothing and, in the span of 18 years, created a new industry and built a company doing almost $3 billion worth of business. How […]
August 26, 2014
Coaching from the Man Who Launched 40,000 Businesses
Failing entrepreneur: “My problem is money.” Entrepreneurship Coach: “No, your problem is trying to do everything yourself. Finding people is your job.” … One of Sirolli’s current goals is to work with business schools to shift the nature of entrepreneurial education. “Most schools teach entrepreneurs that they must have all the skills—product, marketing, […]
