A War Correspondent Fights Back
“I am so bummed,” says CBS News chief foreign correspondent Lara Logan, sounding genuinely glum. It’s a Friday night in February, and after a long day editing film in Manhattan, she rushed to JFK airport and just missed her target: The 8 p.m. shuttle home to Washington, D.C., where she lives with her husband and […]
Overheard: TV Critics Association Press Tour
Here’s an inside peek into what was said during the Television Critics Association press tour: “You absorb like a sponge in this business every single opportunity and every single piece of advice and all the thinking that’s around you, and it’s up to you to use all that to take it to the next level.” […]
Top of Mind: From To-Do Lists to Storytelling to Mentors
Lately I’ve been thinking about the power of asking for help. I recently reached out to two trusted professionals for advice. After our conversations, both introduced me to others in their network, and then those experts did the same. Four weeks later, I’ve met 19 amazing new people, and they have all been happy to […]
Why Is Winter Flu Season?
There have been many unproven theories as to why we tend to catch the flu during winter—more people congregated closer together indoors, less-active immune systems when days are shorter, etc. But scientists recently determined it’s the lower humidity that’s to blame for outbreaks of the virus when it’s colder. That’s because the virus can remain […]
Mission Impossible
If you think you’ve hit a wall, in business or in life, and can’t come back from it, think again. Dive into these stories of the impossible—individuals who have flown over life’s hurdles to find their own success—for a dose of motivation. Be Better In 1993, 18-year-old Warrick Dunn lost his mother, a Baton Rouge […]
A Peek at To-Do Lists of the Wealthy
For five years, financial planner and CPA Tom Corley studied the routines of the rich and the poor, tracking more than 200 activities of 233 wealthy people and 128 people living in poverty. This research became the basis of his book, Rich Habits: The Daily Success Habits of Wealthy Individuals. When it comes to planning […]
Improve Brain Function with Yoga
Looking for a midafternoon pick-me-up? Don’t reach for a snack or another cup of coffee. Instead try yoga. Researchers have found that 20 minutes of Hatha yoga significantly improves brain function—particularly in the ability to maintain focus, and process and use new information. In fact, participants in the University of Illinois study scored better on […]
Top of Mind: Leaders’ Business, and Life, Insights
With the consumer crisis we face with more than $11 trillion in individual debt in the U.S., I was reminded of one of my favorite books, The Millionaire Next Door, because it’s based on the simple premise that everyone can learn how to manage his money better and achieve financial success. The authors give a […]
Overheard: South by Southwest V2V
“Everyone wants to bring the magic of Silicon Valley to their local community, but there’s more power in authenticity.” —Angela Benton, CEO and founder, NewME Accelerator “Chase the vision, not the money.” —Tony Hsieh, CEO, Zappos.com “I have a bias toward ‘built to last’ startups that solve problems, not ‘built to flip’ ones […]
Famous Failures
Oprah Winfrey: Less than eight months into her first big TV gig, media magnate Oprah Winfrey was pulled from the anchor chair at Baltimore’s WJZ-TV, then shuffled through various lower-level jobs—reading headlines on air, writing copy, reporting. She’d just about had it with TV—until she was tapped for a local talk show. Michael Jordan: NBA […]
November’s Great Moments in Entrepreneurial History
Nov. 1, 1910: The NAACP publishes the first issue of its magazine The Crisis under the editorship of W.E.B. Du BoisNov. 1, 1969: The Beatles’ Abbey Road album hits No. 1 in the U.S.Nov. 2, 1947: Howard Hughes’ “Spruce Goose” makes its only flightNov. 3, 1952: Clarence Birdseye markets frozen peasNov. 3, 1914: The bra […]
After Cuba to Fla. Swim, Diana Nyad: ‘Never, Ever Give Up’
More than 110 miles of open ocean lies between Cuba and South Florida. “For [endurance swimmer] Diana Nyad, that stretch of shark-infested water equates to about 60 continuous hours of solitude, if all goes well—no rest, no physical contact with another person, no sound or movement except for the rhythmic kick-stroke-breathe, kick-stroke-breathe,” SUCCESS contributing editor Don […]