Stuck between mediocrity and excellence

I've been collecting success quotes for a few years now. I've watched enough TED talks to believe that I'm on the verge of becoming a genius.  My archive of Success Magazine and the CDs that come with it have become so vast, that I'm at least 6 months behind in consuming all of the information. In addition to my Kindle collection, I have a stack of hardcover books and have started using  audible.com  because my back can't take lugging books around from home to work and back.  To cap it off, I went to experience Tony Robbins live and in person.  Yet I still do nothing. Education and insight without action is meaningless. I know that. There are a lot of us out there that have an inner super-hero or beast that is aching to get out. But something is keeping us in the same place.  The pull to be great has to be so strong that getting out of what's comfortable should require zero thinking and unquestioned doing doing.  If you are still t...

In this month's issues of Success Magazine , there is an article by John Maxwell titled "Choosing Wisely".  In it, there is a quote from SonyCorp. co-founder Akio Marita: "No matter how good or successful you are, or how clever or crafty, your business and its future are in the hands of the people you hire."  Maxwell goes on to say that, "when you hire, sometimes the the person with the right skill set  does not have the right mindset to be successful in your organization."   Another interview with Tony Hsieh, founder of Zappo's, reiterates the same message. It's why he built a company with an obsessive focus on culture. He learned from selling his previous company that culture matters when it comes to company growth and employee productivity.  When a company is in hyper growth mode, recruiters will not understand whether a candidate has the right mindset or attitude to be successful at the company during the interview process. Af...