What is the #1 cause of daytime fatigue?

Have you been feeling tired recently? Well, it might not be because of all of the work you have to do. Did you know that lack of water — which causes your brain to become dehydrated — is the number one cause of daytime fatigue? Drink more water. Seriously.

Q & A: Public Speaking Tips Pt. 2

continued from part 1

Be Brief

Recently, I was the keynote speaker at a welcome back dinner for the African-American Cultural Center at the University of Connecticut.

I was supposed to deliver a 90 minute talk, but the students were so engaged and had me so fired up that before we realized it, an hour and 45 minutes had gone by!

You might be thinking, “Al, an hour and 45 minutes is not brief. That’s a long time.”

Actually, it depends on the context. That’s the interesting thing about time; two hours can seem like ten minutes or ten minutes can seem like two hours.

Have you ever been stuck listening to a lack-luster speaker? Have you ever been trapped in a mind-numbing lecture or boring conversation? Ten minutes of this torture is excruciatingly painful, right? The point is:

Constant Elevation – 7 Questions to Keep You on Point

Million-Dollar Networking Questions

Click here for a free pdf version.

Strong professional relationships are resources that can give you a competitive advantage in the 21st Century and one of the best ways to build professional relationships is via networking.

“But what do you say (or talk about) when you first meet someone?”

“What do you say (or do) when there’s a lull in the conversation?”

My response to both questions is the same.

Delayed Gratification – The Lost Art

In Plastic We Trust: 4 Keys for Smart Credit Card Use Pt. 2

(continued from part 1)

2. Delayed Gratification and Impulse Control

Practice delayed gratification and impulse control to develop your money smarts.

We live in a “broadband” society. Everything is about high speed. Everything is about “now”. (Except for hard work- people always want to delay that, right?)

A Lesson on Failure from Alfred H. Duncan,Sr.

“Happy first Father’s Day!”

A warm, tingling sensation filled my chest as I responded to my father’s words of congratulations: “Thanks, Dad. Happy Father’s Day to you, man.”

After being on the phone for a few minutes longer, my father and I said our good-byes. As I stood there, in the middle of our kitchen, looking down at the bundle of endless potential in my arms, the sensation in my chest started to get more intense.

“I promise with all that is in me to be a good dad and to show you how to be a good man.”

Unable to really focus his eyes, Mekhi Eli, my one month old son, looked up at me as if to say: “You had better. I’m counting on you to lead the way.” Then with a stretch and a yawn, it was back to sleep for my little man.

As I contemplated various things to teach my son, I thought about how grateful I am for the myriad of lessons my father taught me. I wouldn’t be half the man I am had it not been for him. But there is one lesson, for which I am extremely appreciative, that stands apart from the others.