Rick Smith

Excerpt from The Leap: How 3 Simple Changes Can Propel your Career from Good to Great, by Rick Smith At first glance, we humans would seem to be built for innovation and entrepreneurship. We’re the species that dreams big things, the one that imagines a different future for ourselves, and ...

Do you ever find yourself asking, "Is this it?"  Sure, you've had some successes in your career, made some money, received a promotion or two. Yet you can't help but wonder, Is this what I am supposed to be doing with my life?  Is this the limit of my contribution? These ...

Let’s face it, for the vast majority of people, work right now sucks. Budgets for the year have been all but spent (or cut). Bonus’s this year will be crappy if they come at all, and forget about that big raise. Morale is low, people are frustrated ...

Recently Seth Godin and I were interviewed for an article posted on Monster.com. The question was, “In one of the worst job markets in decades, many (particularly young people) are turning to nonprofits to find work, but is devoting a year or two to the greater good -- and ...

For months, the state department has been working to secure the release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee, two journalists who were imprisoned in North Korea. Undoubtedly, there were numerous strategy sessions, countless hours exploring all options, hand holding of members of congress and the white house, and extremely ...

Back when I was conducting research for my first book, The 5 Patterns of Extraordinary Careers, I noticed something surprising - the people who were able to break out of the crowd and accomplish amazing things with their work lives were not mostly those who had been on a single ...