A huge part of my “job” (we’re all volunteers) as the Crew Chief for the “world’s greatest race team,” the Cactus Warriors, is to do all of the planning for the...
There is a great debate amongst business people as to which leadership style is the “best” leadership style.
A quick search on “which leadership style should I use” will...
“If only I could just FEEL better, THEN I could [insert important action here]…”
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard this from my clients...
"Who are you?"
"Why are you here?"
These are two questions a coach once asked me years ago. At first, I thought they were slightly ridiculous.
"I'm Chad James, coach, I'm here to ensure my...
In my work as a coach, I am often asked what I “think” about someone else’s work.
I believe that it’s my job to try as hard as I can to NOT simply answer the question...
In his book, "The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results," Gary Keller implores us to ask the question:
“What’s the ONE Thing I can do such that by doing...
One thing I encourage my clients to adopt is the habit of making PRE-APEX IMPROVEMENTS.
The idea is that instead of waiting until things are desperate, you must begin considering change before you...
Do you remember when you started (or bought) your business?
You had this thing called “hope.”
Hope that finally, THIS would be your ticket out of the rat race. Hope that you would now...
Each week, when I meet with my clients I often ask, “On a scale from 1 to 10, what is your level of commitment to your own success?”
Of course, to the number, each of my clients...
When it comes to achievement, there is good news and bad news.
The good news is that we are often talented in the area of our giftedness.
For instance, I believe that one of my gifts...
Turning an idea into a reality is no small feat. It takes ruthless determination and unwavering ambition to see it through.
Throughout the past 20 years entrepreneurs and small business...
Ah, the nineties…probably my favorite time to be alive. There was just something special about living in a time when fraternity hazing was still ok, all of the beer was macro-brewed and...
