Today, I am honored to have a guest for the Dr. Rob blog, my friend Michael Samuelson, who presented at Rob Pasick’s Leaders Connect Breakfast recently on his new book, “Beyond Cancer Survival: Living a Life of Thrival–39 Reflections from Glaciers, Mountains, RainForests, Boardrooms and Life.” This is a very important book with life lessons for everyone. Michael is one of the world’s most renowned speakers. It will be well worth your time to watch this video, the power of …
For most of my life, I’ve used a simple goal-setting method. I learned this method from a colleague as a young man. I write my goals on index cards using this format: What? The specific, measurable goals that I want to achieve and the date that I set them. (No vague dreams.) By when? The date for achieving the goals. (Research shows that 90-day goals can be most effective. Longer-term ones tend to get lost; shorter-term ones come to resemble …
Here are the videos from Rob Pasick’s Leaders Connect Breakfast, November 20, 2015. Speaker: Michael Samuelson, Author The Power of the Possible: Leadership Lessons from Mountains, Rainforests, Glaciers, Boardrooms and Life Part I-Networking Rob leads attendee self-introductions including local entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and established businesses. At 4:16 hear from Vincent Smith, a founder of this month’s featured not-for-profit Team Gardens: Athletes Building Community Gardens in Pahokee, Florida and Flint, Michigan. Please consider donating to this great organization. Part II – Michael Samuelson Over …
Men and women working in professional roles today often feel nothing like Ozzie and Harriet. They have way too many things to do, but no matter how much they get done, they feel like they’re never doing anything well enough. Recent studies show that couples, in which both husband and wife are college graduates, feel stressed because they find it so difficult to balance the multiple demands of work, marriage, children, and personal wellbeing. While men and women feel stress, …
Mission is about a very big question: what are you here on earth to do? This is a difficult question, which all of us ponder at some point in our lives, and it’s one of the most difficult to answer. Recently the former Michigan football star running back Vincent Smith presented to my undergraduate class at the UM Ross School of Business about a nonprofit organization he has started called Team Gardens. The students excitedly connected to the mission of Team …
A big step on the way to a more balanced life is assembling the best leadership team. This requires recognition that it really isn’t all about you. If the members of your team are talented and trustworthy, they will be effective and you will be able to delegate with confidence. You’ll be free to do the things you are exceptional at and you will have more free time—capital that you can spend as you like. I heard Hall of Famer Joe …