George Takei’s Universe
George Takei has earned his place in pop history as Lt. Sulu of the Starship Enterprise, but he’s still going where few of his generation have gone before as a cultural icon in the Twitterverse and on Facebook. “Very few of my generation are even sending emails,” says Takei, 77. Takei, meanwhile, has 6 million […]
Got a Tax Refund? Use It Wisely
Assuming you followed my advice from the March issue of SUCCESS and filed your 2013 tax return early—before the specter of April 15 began to loom large—there might be a nice surprise slipped into your mailbox in the near future: a tax refund check. Before I get into the prudent or fun things that can […]
Mo’s Bringing Back Bows
Moziah “Mo” Bridges’ story goes like this: At the ripe old age of 9, he decided he needed to amp up his personal style. Inspired by his father and grandfather, who often wore three-piece suits, Mo had long eschewed jeans and sneakers in favor of a more professional look (or at least since he started […]
Fighting with Your Spouse?
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus author John Gray would love it if all relationships were a bed of roses. “Imagine a land of brilliant sunrises and sunsets where there were no misunderstandings or hurt feelings, no sideways glares, no slammed doors, and no arguing,” Gray says. “As much as any couple may […]
Tech Tools: Imagine the Possibilities with These 7 Gizmos
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Patricia Heaton Expands Her Role in Bettering the World
What does it take for an actor to succeed on television? The basic quality is likability; people have to like a character to keep inviting him or her back into their homes week after week. If an actor is to succeed in two long-running series, something deeper is required: For repeat success, the audience has to […]
Reading List: The Confidence Code
Two years ago journalists Katty Kay and Claire Shipman set out to investigate confidence—what it is, where it comes from, how it develops and why women in particular seem to struggle with it. Kay and Shipman, authors of the best-selling Womenomics, researched the genetic code of confidence and how life experiences enhance or mitigate human […]
Reading List: Low-Hanging Fruit
Authors Jeremy Eden and Terri Long, co-CEOs of advisory services firm Harvest Earnings Group Inc., serve up their best advice for identifying and fixing business-related problems by increasing employee engagement and overhauling management practices. Too often businesses don’t recognize the most obvious opportunities (hence, the titular low-hanging fruit) to improve earnings “without risk and without […]
Strut Your Stuff in 3 Steps
I was sitting between two CEOs at a swanky event where I was about to speak. One of them said to me, “I like what you’re doing in the tech space, especially helping companies compete in crowded markets.” Slightly confused, the other CEO said, “Jason, I thought you were focused on millennials and selling across […]
Spread the Word About Your Expertise
When professional contacts have a distorted view of who you are and what you do, it can limit your opportunities and hold you back from further achievements. So how do you revise their perceptions? You go out of your way to make sure that they know about your passions, talents and desires to solve one […]
John C. Maxwell: 6 Strategies to Empower Your Team Members
I read a book once about Adolf Hitler, and I remember in particular this story: When the evil despot wanted to hire a chauffeur, he interviewed 30 people for the job, according to author Robert Waite. He selected the smallest of the bunch—a man so short he required special blocks to be able to see […]
Reading List: Launch!
Why is it important to get your new business or product off the ground in 90 days? Because in the modern business era, “speed is gold, [and] your competition is faster, more agile and better equipped,” writes Scott Duffy. The serial entrepreneur and self-proclaimed “leading expert in America on launching new businesses, products and services” […]
