by Jeff Price | Jun 29, 2013 | Life & Career Success
Many times when people are not playing well, they begin to stress over it, and in some cases, in an effort to fix the problem, they resort to practicing on the course. In some cases, the swing is only slightly off, maybe slight pull to the left or a gentle fade to the...
by Jeff Price | Jun 27, 2013 | Life & Career Success
We all have peak states. In fact, we have a few. We have moments of complete love, like when we see our kids after a long time away from them, or experience peak emotional states when we see a touching movie or hear an old song. We also have peaks of ecstasy (do I...
by Jeff Price | Jun 26, 2013 | Life & Career Success
Maybe you’re not into golf, but the lessons of being a peak performer can translate to success in numerous areas of our lives. I was introduced to golf at an early age and it has given me camaraderie, mental acuity and focus, friendships, a relaxing hobby and in...
by Jeff Price | Jun 24, 2013 | 50 Books in 50 Weeks, Basic Success Principles, Life & Career Success
So when I was in college and working at Target in the “Sound and Photo,” department, I was, for a short period of time, a Fred. It can happy and when it does, being a Fred is like being a magician. You can change someone’s day or even their future...
by Jeff Price | Jun 21, 2013 | 50 Books in 50 Weeks, Basic Success Principles, Life & Career Success
I love books and bookstores. Growing up an only child there obviously wasn’t a sibling around so books became my closest companions. They were always available and never let me down. So naturally, I love bookstores. My local Barnes and Noble is my hangout and...
by Jeff Price | Jun 20, 2013 | 50 Books in 50 Weeks, Basic Success Principles, Life & Career Success
I love the movie Rock of Ages. It’s an 80s film and I’m an 80s guy. The Broadway play of the same name was the first play on Broadway I’d ever seen. Although I played pee wee football and loved it, by the time high school came around I was too small...
by Jeff Price | Jun 19, 2013 | Aviation Security, Crime and Terrorism
Recently, a former airline employee won a $1.4 million judgment against Air Wisconsin Airlines for reporting him as a potential security risk. The Colorado Supreme Court denied Air Wisconsin immunity from the defamation lawsuit, which is now headed to the US Supreme...
by Jeff Price | Jun 19, 2013 | 50 Books in 50 Weeks, Basic Success Principles, Life & Career Success
“That means your hard drive is failing,” said the Apple tech rep on the phone. “Do you have a backup hard drive you can connect?” Hearing that my MacBook hard drive failed, when I just started a week of training in New York, nearly sent me into...
by Jeff Price | Jun 18, 2013 | 50 Books in 50 Weeks, Basic Success Principles, Life & Career Success
Until I read Mark Sanborn’s book “The Fred Factor,” I used to call this the Professionalism Assignment with my aviation job targeting students. I guess now I can change that name to the Fred Assignment. We all know Fred. Fred is the guy or girl who...
by Jeff Price | Jun 16, 2013 | 50 Books in 50 Weeks, Brain Matter, Life & Career Success
How we make decisions is an argument between our rational and emotional brains. We should always at least entertain competing hypothesis (Lehrer 247) and continually remind ourselves of what we don’t know (Lehrer 247). General and former Secretary of State Colin...
