It takes tremendous fortitude to utter the words “I was wrong, and I am sorry”. I love that word: fortitude. I could list the dictionary definition of fortitude, but let’s be honest, why go to that trouble when Bill Gates blessed us with Microsoft Word’s single click to see its synonyms, which are: strength, courage, […]
Employees who stand out in a company are the employees who stay standing through downturns, layoffs, and corporate restructurings. Standing out is the secret to gaining peace of mind that your job is secure. Whether you stay employed with the same company you are with today, or whether another company picks you up, your future […]
Our self-concept is made up of two things. The picture of ourselves performing today, and the picture of our ideal self – the person we want to become. The beautiful thing about our self-concept is that we can choose to replace the current picture of ourselves with the picture of who we want to be […]
Have you ever had a week where you get to Wednesday and you feel like you it’s been three weeks, yet it’s only been three days? Yeah, well it’s been one of those weeks so far. I haven’t slept enough, I’ve pushed myself to hard, I’ve taken on too much…I know all of you can […]
Passive-aggressive behavior in any company is one of the most destructive cancers to a culture that ends up killing both a great company, and the self-esteem of the individuals working there. For any wondering what passive-aggressive behavior looks like, I will try and give some examples that paint a picture. A passive-aggressive person is someone […]
Behind every company, whether it’s a multinational corporation or the smallest startup, is an intersection of talent. Each person is uniquely capable of performing their job: the company spokesperson is a gifted public speaker; the administrative assistant is a master multi-tasker; and the CEO is excellent at setting the vision and leading the team. Every […]
I have spent many years as the leader of several companies. I hope that during that time I have learned a bit about what it takes to become a great leader. Many of the lessons I am still learning, but I wanted to share a few of the things I have come to learn thus […]
In the book Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll writes: “If you drink much from a bottle marked ‘poison,’ it is almost certain to disagree with you, sooner or later.” Obviously none of us set out to intentionally drink poisons. Yet, it is amazing how innocently they seem to show up in our lives, first in […]
I moved around a tremendous amount growing up. My family lived in Oregon, Washington, Michigan, Virginia, Tennessee, Texas, California, and finally Utah. Living in so many places was rough as a kid, but as an adult I found that it came to help me tremendously when it came to finding connections with people which helped […]
One of the greatest lessons I learned during my time as a CEO was that great employees are not replaceable. It isn’t the technology or the product that make a company great, it’s the people. And companies who see their good employees as “replaceable” are wrong. Good employees are not replaceable. Let me clarify what […]
Today I was invited to attend the Credit Suisse Entrepreneurs Conference being held at the Sundance Resort. For our dinner tonight Tony Hseih, CEO of Zappos.com spoke to us. Years ago I read Tony’s book “Delivering Happiness” which, by the way, is an excellent book and a must read for entrepreneurs and leaders. His understanding of […]
Some days I get really frustrated at the fact that there are a million things I really want to get done, yet there are just not enough hours in the day to do them all! And trying to pick and choose which things to put first can be one of the most challenging parts of […]
As I start off each new week I always try to find some sort of quote or thought that will help inspire me to improve myself as I head into that week. I am a HUGE believer in the importance of trying to constantly improve ourselves. I think when we allow ourselves to become complacent […]
“Doing nothing for others is the undoing of one’s self. We must be purposely kind and generous, or we miss the best part of existence. The heart that goes out of itself gets large and full of joy. This is the great secret of the inner life. We do ourselves the most good doing something […]
Good Leaders are invaluable to a company. Bad Leaders will destroy it. When good leadership is in place in a company it can be felt throughout the entire organization. There is a corporate culture that isn’t forced, it has been developed. Communication is daily and open. Everyone understands the vision and goals of the organization […]
Some of the greatest inventions in life have come about because someone saw a problem and decided they wanted to fix it! One doesn’t necessarily have to be a great genius to solve a problem, in fact, some of the most amazing ideas come from people who simply want to find an easier way to […]
We all spend much of our lives working with the hope that one day we will achieve a level of financial freedom that will allow us to pursue our dreams. For me, the Grand adVenture that I dreamed about was starting my own mentoring and angel investing firm that would allow me to take all […]
After working incredibly hard for the last few months to get REES Capital launched, our building construction and renovation completed, and setting up our new offices with furniture and decorations and all the hoopla in order to be ready for our big Grand Opening tomorrow, I definitely needed to hear that quote you just read. […]
I remember well those words spoken in a Pantene shampoo commercial back in the 1980’s. The attractive woman with the fabulous hair looked right into the camera and made the plea “Don’t hate me because I am beautiful.” That phrase became front and center once again earlier this year when UK columnist Samantha Brick wrote […]
2013 marks the beginning of Magic Goal Poster number three in my life. And given how amazing the goals I am including on Goal Poster number three are, 2013 is guaranteed to be an EPIC year! I realize that many of you reading this are thinking, “What the heck is a magic Goal Poster? And, […]
This week is Entrepreneurship week at BYU. They have huge events for entrepreneurs and investors going on this week, with networking, business plan competitions, and speakers. I was asked to speak on one of the panels today that was focused on Going to Market Strategies. It was a fun session and we talked about the […]
Today was day one, I repeat, day ONE of REES Capital and let me tell you that EPIC is seriously the only word that would describe today. What a whirlwind of amazingness today was! We had news interviews with the Salt Lake Tribune that hit today’s paper: http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/55011370-79/anderson-capital-rees-mediconnect.html.csp The Deseret News that hit today’s paper: […]
Today marks the formal announcement of my new venture – REES Capital – and our new company website is now live – www.reescapital.com . When I said in my blog yesterday that I have been working round the clock, this was why! I have been furiously getting everything together for the press release to go out October 3rd and […]
I realized today that I have it. No question about it. I have Entrepreneurs Disease and there is just no denying it. How do I know that my diagnosis is accurate? Let me tell you… Today was my very first day of my retirement from being CEO of MediConnect Global. For the last nine years […]
“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen and others make it happen” – Michael Jordan Today was a great day. I was able to go down to BYU to speak to the students involved in the Women’s Entrepreneurship program at BYU. First, let me say how much you feel your age […]
Tonight I went to a family reunion over at the Draper park where my aunts and uncles and cousins gathered together for a picnic. It was so fun to spend time with extended family. We sat and heard stories of my great grandparents and other ancestors and it was a lot of fun. Then I […]
This Thursday I have been asked to be the keynote speaker at the UVEF awards and to present the 25 fastest growing entrepreneurial Utah companies with their awards. At this conference they have asked me to share the top three lessons I have learned in my entrepreneurial journey. Top three…wow, that is intimidating to have […]
