by Chad Brooks | Oct 19, 2015 | Ideas, Motivation
I have nothing against sheep; I just don’t want to be one. We are all exposed to the herd mentality. It begins early in life when we are told to color inside the lines. But while the herd mentality appears to be strong, even stronger is our desire to be an...
by Chad Brooks | Oct 12, 2015 | Ideas, Motivation
It was the Spring of 1519, where a Spanish fleet set sail, Cortez, the famous Conquistador told his sailors this mission must not fail. There on the eastern shore of Mexico, they landed with great dreams, but the hardships and trials of the new world made them...
by Chad Brooks | Oct 5, 2015 | Ideas, Motivation
Do something small today. We usually hear it the other way around. We are told to do something big today. Bill Gates said, “We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next...
by Chad Brooks | Sep 28, 2015 | Ideas, Motivation
“It’s not the tool. It’s the house you build with it.” It’s easy to distinguish the master craftsman from the apprentice. The master craftsman has a skilled mastery of his tools but is not owned by tools. His pride of accomplishment comes...
by Chad Brooks | Sep 21, 2015 | Ideas, Motivation
Sometimes “success” can be elusive and look pretty blurry. Asking someone to define success can also be an exercise in futility, therefore, let’s not do that. However, I like to think of success in simple terms. Just three points: Doing something...
by Chad Brooks | Sep 14, 2015 | Ideas, Motivation
Genius is not something you learn in books, but a gift you’re born with, that you believe in, that you exercise, that you learn from life experiences and opportunities. Success in life is about analysis. Facts are irrelevant, you can look them up online. But how...
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