Recently, I felt privileged to be in an audience of thirty successful entrepreneurs, listening to top-notch advice from a Superstar Mentor. He shared startling statistics that only ten percent of people follow through on great advice, or could bring about change in instances that required adjusting habits. Being the way I am, I immediately started looking around in the room to spot the other two candidates who were going to take this advice to heart. This was information that could set a company apart from its competition. With little extra effort and no financial investment, these were action steps any…

I recently became more aware of the Clifton Strength Finder, an online test that outlines a user's strengths. The theory behind this concept is that every person possesses a number of key personality traits or talents, which are mostly formed by the age of seven. Ten of these talents (particularly the top 5), will remain consistent over years of taking the test, since they form the core of your personality. At first I was a little skeptical about this. Could it really be true that some 30 odd talents guide every human being's make-up? I was startled to discover the…