Rick Smith

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 have lived most of my life in the extremes. I was a dork through High School.  Then somehow became briefly popular. I was totally struggling at work, then experienced remarkable success. I was unknown, then toured the country as a national bestselling author, then became unknown again. I was laid off, then at ...

Recently, Seth Godin chimed in on the debate about the use of facebook and other social media tools at work: “You're competing against people in a state of flow, people who are truly committed, people who care deeply about the outcome. You can't merely wing it and expect to keep up ...

For my last post, I talked about Procrasturbation, and how we all tend to trick ourselves into underestimating the consequences of putting off a task. This post sparked a direct response from Dr. Piers, whose new research I noted and I had the opportunity to chat with the good doctor ...

Procrasturbation. noun. prə-ˈkras-tər-ˌbā-shən -When delaying the performance of a task feels so good, it results in… euphoria. Why does procrastination feel SOOOO good? We are stressed about a task. There is uncertainty in the outcome and we creatively come up with a perfectly good excuse to postpone what we do ...

Does IQ really matter at work? According to new research, perhaps not nearly as much as previously thought. A new study by an MIT Sloan School of Management professor has revealed that Group Intelligence – how effectively a group works together – is more important than individual intelligence. ...