Don’t Ring the Bell!

Don’t Ring the Bell!

Throughout SEAL training, there are several time tested catch phrases that SEAL trainees hear and carry with them from the moment they walk through the doors of the schoolhouse in Coronado to formally start BUD/S (Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL) training, to...
The Essential Humbling of Cam Newton

The Essential Humbling of Cam Newton

Cam Newton is one cocky quarterback. Like few athletes, Newton is one who can back up his mouthy bluster with godlike talent. He swaggers and dabs with the confidence and attitude befitting of a 28-year-old dude who, at 6 ft. 5 inches, literally looks down on nearly...
3 Ways to Harness Fear

3 Ways to Harness Fear

Why do some people confront their fears and others avoid them? I grappled with this question during the writing of my first book, Right Risk. Through the writing of that book, and after consulting with many leaders and experts since, I have learned that people face...
Physician Heal Thyself

Physician Heal Thyself

Bill Treasurer is a fake! I came to that conclusion about a year after I had become a full-time internal executive coach at Accenture. The role itself was perfect. I had a budget, a good deal of latitude to do the job as I saw fit, and although most of my coachees...