People are often surprised to hear that I get up between 2-5AM every day—and without the aid of an alarm clock. I realize that is an early start, but I am so glad I’ve developed this habit because I get so much accomplished in that “half-day” in my home office before the rest of the world wakes up. (Before you ask, I usually go to bed around 10.)

Here are five benefits I’ve found to waking up early.

Five Reasons to Get an Early Start

As we launch into a new year, consider that certain states of mind can either enhance or detract from your success.

Here are five that you might focus on for 2015.

Five Mindsets to Drive Your Success in 2015

We’ve all tried the worn out resolutions of losing 20 pounds, watching less TV, hitting the gym every day. This year, try something different.

Here are five unique New Year’s Resolutions. Go for one!

Five Unique New Year’s Resolutions

The first step in improving your relationship with an employee, customer, family member or friend is to truly connect with that person. Regardless of the relationship you’ve had with that individual in the past, things can always improve.

Here are five approaches to creating and maintaining enduring connections. 

Five Ways to Enhance Relationships over the Holidays 

With so much going on in your business and your life, it’s important to savor all the delicious experiences that whip by you every day.

Take a few minutes to think about each of these questions and I guarantee you will end up smiling.

Five Questions that Will Make You Smile

For many of us, the craziness starts this Thursday and continues through the first day of 2015. But you don’t have to get tied up in all the nonsense. Here are five practical ways you can tone down stress over the holidays. 

Five Ways to Cut Down on Holiday Stress

People often comment on the fact that I’ve got a lot of enthusiasm. They ask how I wake up every day inspired about what’s happening in my life. My response: “As far as I know this is the only life on earth that I’m going to live, so I’m taking advantage of every morsel.”

If you’d like to ratchet up your enthusiasm, here are five ways to do it.

Five Steps to Greater Enthusiasm

It takes serious confidence to lead a business. And some days you may be more confident than others. But not to worry. You can learn to be confident just as you can learn any other skill.

Here are 5 ways to increase your confidence in business.

5 Ways to Gain Confidence in Business

It only takes a few seconds for someone to gain an initial impression of you. Studies show that your tone of voice and body language actually make a greater impact on someone than the words you choose.

Here are some things to think about if you want to make a great first impression

5 Ways to Make a Great First Impression

You’ve only got 24 hours in each day. And so do I. So the trick is to use those 24 hours to drive the most positive results in both your business and your life.

One way to do this is by focusing on the things that waste your time and developing a plan to eliminate them. Here are a few to consider.