I have not yet met anyone who didn't want to be successful, but I have met many who don't know how to get there. I remind myself of that sentiment often. Finding success is not easy. It's a journey, and an awfully long one at that. We all want to reach the destination - the promised land of success - but many of us have no clue how to get there. How could we? If you've never been there, how would you know the way? We wander aimlessly in any direction hoping we'll magically stumble our way to the finish line.

Most people are able to dream about what their own personal success will look like. They can clearly imagine themselves lifting the trophy high above their heads as the thunderous roar of the crowd cheers their name. They can clearly articulate what their own success will look and feel like. We are all dreamers in this respect. In fact most of us can even imagine what we'll do with our riches when we find success. That is the easy part. Finding our way is not. It's grueling. And often unrewarding long before the end is in sight.

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I often find myself curious about why we do things in Radio. I often worry that we're just doing things without stopping to evaluate the strategic value gained from our actions. I'm skeptical that sometimes we put programming tactics onto our stations because we've ...

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Building and cultivating a high performing team is essential for achieving success. In almost every situation, having a well-functioning team is the best way for you to attain high levels of performance, innovation and employee satisfaction. I don't think anyone would ...