Measure What Matters: Count Your Real Fans

by Nicholas McGill | Jan 11, 2015 | Becoming Heroik, Brand, Leadership, Lifestyle, People, Personal Development, Productivity, Simplicity

Track This: The number and quality of those people who like you, like what you do, and want you to succeed. Let’s begin by defining what I mean when I say fan. I’ll give you a hint, it has little to do with social media. A fan is someone who knows you, likes you,...

Total Recall: Learn in a Flash With Studyhive

by Nicholas McGill | Nov 7, 2014 | Apps, Heroik MBA, Innovation Lab, Lifestyle, Productivity, Simplicity, Technology

Everyone has something important they need to remember but, often our memories fade and decay over time. The likelihood of remembering a single piece of information decreases after each minute that passes. This is exacerbated by the fact that in the digital age, we’re...

How to Identify Roadblocks to Success: 5 Key Questions to Ask Yourself

by Nicholas McGill | Oct 24, 2014 | Becoming Heroik, Heroik Culture, Productivity, Simplicity, Work Culture

As leaders and ambitious professionals, we all want to cultivate the practices, habits, and culture that truly serve us. And we want to hit the eject button on all the garbage that does not serve us. The things that don’t serve us, act as roadblocks, keeping us from...

5 Super Moves to Help You Kill the Noise, Empty Your Cup & Make Room for Improvement

by Nicholas McGill | Oct 22, 2014 | Becoming Heroik, Heroik Culture, Personal Development, Productivity, Simplicity

At the core of Heroik Culture is our mantra: Mission Ready For Life. This is an attitude and dedication to both personal and professional growth, and it has many implications. One of the key practices boils down to this: cultivate that which serves you, and proudly...

4 Email Issues Crippling Your Business & 5 Solutions That Will Put You Ahead of the Herd

by Nicholas McGill | Oct 6, 2014 | Heroik Culture, Simplicity

Email has been a great tool, revolutionary even, but times have changed and so have our expectations for modern communication and collaboration. After considering a wide market of new options to traditional email dependence, does good ol’ email measure up...

Must Be Present to Win

by Nicholas McGill | Nov 1, 2012 | Becoming Heroik, Heroik MBA, Productivity, Simplicity, Work Culture

In order to get somewhere, you have to be somewhere first. Instead of obsessing over getting somewhere fast, focus on being somewhere completely. Being who you are right where you are will allow you to practice more authentically, generate more opportunities, and...