It’s All About Perspective
May 4, 2011 | Lifestyle, Personal Development, Tapping Potential
On Sunday I completed the Big Sur International Marathon in California. After the race, I was lucky enough to bump into Jesus Carlos, the winner of the race. We shared race times (his – 2:20, mine – 5:54), talked about the spectators and marveled at the amazing scenery ...
Are You Running Forward, or Running Away?
Apr 21, 2011 | Career Management, The Leap
Guess what? The recruiters are starting to call again. This is positive news. The recession has created perhaps a historic level of employee discontent. Pay has been flat or decreasing for many. Companies have cut benefits. Boss’s have gotten away with bad behavior. Promotions have been scarce, leading to longer tenure ...
Fate
Apr 19, 2011 | Personal Development, Tapping Potential
It seems that there are certain things that happened in my life, that had they never occurred, my life could not have possibly turned out as it did. Equally, there are other things I desperately wanted, that had they actually come true, would have taken me down a completely different path. I ...
Meeting Objectives
Apr 14, 2011 | Career Management, Personal Development, Re-Imagine Work
“I consistently deliver on my pre-defined objectives. I am able to routinely accomplish what is expected of me. On time, on spec. Clockwork.” These are the comments of a proud worker. And there are many of them. In fact, nearly all of you. The research conducted for my first book showed ...
3 Surprising Things I Have Learned Starting a Company – the Second Time Around
Apr 12, 2011 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Productivity
In July, I joined two former Fortune 500 CEOs to launch a new business – training CEO succession candidates for the world’s most significant companies, utilizing dozens of current and former CEOs as faculty. The launch has had its share of ups and downs, changes in direction, and frustrations. But ...
Suck It Up! (and other life lessons)
Apr 7, 2011 | Personal Development, Popular Psychology
In January, I was entering the heavier end of the marathon training schedule. Longer, more frequent runs. Very long runs every other Saturday. I grew increasingly less confident, and increasingly scared. Then, I got injured. I sprained my calf during a 12 mile run. Not just sore, but really hurt. ...
I'm Rick Smith
Innovator, best-selling author, speaker and serial entrepreneur, writer of The Leap, co-author of The 5 Patterns of Extraordinary Careers, creator of the Primary Color Assessment, and Founder of World 50.
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