Excellence Isn't Determined by the Score

Gene Stallings tells of an incident when he was defensive backfield coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Two All-Pro players, Charlie Waters and Cliff Harris, ...

Every Garden Needs a Gardener

In First Things First, A. Roger Merrill tells of a business consultant who decided to landscape his grounds. He hired a woman with a doctorate in horticulture ...

Wrong-Headed Spontaneity

"Discipline" has become a dirty word for our culture. ... I know I am speaking heresy in many circles, but spontaneity is greatly overvalued. ...

Beyond "Luck"

You don't just luck into things as much as you'd like to think you do. You build step by step, whether it's friendships or opportunities.

The Good Kind of Pride

Pride in a job well done is the one kind of pride God allows you to have. Nothing brings more satisfaction than doing quality work, than knowing you've ...

The Prevalence of Resume Falsification

In the July 15, 1993 Boardroom Reports, Peter LeVine writes: "When the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ran a help-wanted ad for electricians ...

Opportunity Looks Like Work

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

The Value of Reflection

Disciplined reflection does not take time away from work; it sustains the spirit and increases the intensity and quality of work.

The Secret of Tenacity

Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.

- Louis Pasteur discoverer of the principles of vaccination, ...

Working Like Cinderella

While trying to meet a writing deadline, I "hired" my teenage son to handle the housework.

"What do you want me to do today?" he asked one morning. I quickly ...