Category Archives: Education
Here is an interview with a client who did the exercises in my online entrepreneurship course and my online leadership course. He also created sidchas in his life and did them with diligence and dedication. Among other things, he recently checked off a major life goal of finishing his first marathon. Then a second about a week later! … less than a year after founding a new company. Reach your[…] Keep reading →
I came across the infographic below and disagree with how it categorizes innovation and how it draws its conclusions. It categorizes innovation by “marketable contributions to technology-intensive industries as award-winning innovators and international patent applications.” Then it concludes we should support STEM more. I agree we should support STEM more, to have a more educated population. They haven’t supported their conclusion at all. I consider myself innovative. With a PhD[…] Keep reading →
Here is an interview with a student who is taking my online leadership course, Ellen, who is an entrepreneur who recently sold her latest business. As you’ll see, she is also finding that the lessons she’s learning apply to other deeply challenging areas in life.: Reach your potential in business and life. My courses don’t take time from the rest of life. You work with people in your life that[…] Keep reading →
Here is an interview with a student who took my online entrepreneurship course, Sofia, who is an entrepreneur in Greece and got her Masters degree in Technology Management at NYU. Reach your potential in business and life. My courses don’t take time from the rest of life. You work with people in your life that you care about on projects that you care about without distracting from the rest of[…] Keep reading →
Here is an interview with a student who took my online leadership course, Bethany, who is an Associate Partner at IBM and has an MBA from Columbia Business School: Reach your potential in business and life. My courses don’t take time from the rest of life. You work with people in your life that you care about on projects that you care about without distracting from the rest of your[…] Keep reading →
If you think business is about money, people will control you with it. If you want money and they have it, you’ll do what they want. What do you think looking for a job is? It’s finding people with money and asking them what you can do for them. It reminds me of a student of mine at NYU who came to me asking for referrals for a job. After[…] Keep reading →
What do you do when they cancel your flight? In the late 70s, a man and his fiancée were visiting the Caribbean. They found themselves stranded in an airport when their airline canceled their flight to Puerto Rico. The man was disappointed, but based on his experience running a record business that he had founded, he took initiative to solve the problem. Noticing other people from the same flight were[…] Keep reading →