Watch the video Listen to the Podcast Hi this is Mike Lipkin. It’s December 8 2013 and it’s time to celebrate the conclusion of another extraordinary year. Congratulations. You’ve earned your holiday season. Take a bow and take a breath. Pause, and plan for 2014. Here’s what I know: 2014 will be nothing like 2013. The opportunities will be fresh. The crises will be strange. The problems will be unprecedented. The experiences will be novel. The results will be unexpected.…

Watch the video Listen to the Podcast Hi, this is Mike Lipkin. It’s November 8 2013 and I’m in Toronto. It’s getting dark, damp and cold. The leaves are falling fast and winter is definitely coming. It’s time to bring the heat. It’s time to spice things up. It’s time to add your extra strength. It’s time to finish strong. It’s time to get your wings on. Seriously, one of the biggest consumer trends sweeping the continent is the hunt…

Watch the video Listen to the Podcast Hi this is Mike Lipkin. I’m in Toronto and it’s October 7 2013. Last Saturday, we spoke to 2400 representatives of WFG at the Roy Thompson Hall in downtown Toronto. It is an iconic venue designed to bring out the best in everyone who performs there. I brought my best self to the presentation because it was truly a marquis event. Seriously, I actually spoke with a cutout of me on the stage.…

Watch the video Listen to the Podcast Winning comes from creating in public. You can’t win if you keep it to yourself. It’s the day after labor day and it’s time to get to work, but not just any work. I’m talking about the kind of work that lights you up from the mind all the way down. I have three questions for you. In the last six months, did you create something that excites you and share it? Did…

Super-Change-Agent (SCA): a human tipping point; one who has the courage to go first and the capacity to stay the course; one who anticipates the future and communicates it convincingly to others; one who shatters complacency; one who inspires others into action; one who enables his or her team to win; one who builds their social network through generosity and contribution

Watch the video Listen to the Podcast Toronto, May 19, 2013 Hi, this is Mike Lipkin. It’s May 19 and I’m in Toronto. Spring is turning into summer. The days are warming. The trees are blossoming. It’s the season of growth and recreation. It’s time to get out there and become the champion of your world. Here’s what I know from all our research: success is a direct function of Champion Self Perception that is continually reinforced by external results.…

The great ones are all fools for something meaningful in their lives. They take the leap. They stumble, fumble and fail. Then they win. Then they start all over again. But one day, people stop calling them fools and start calling them champions.

Here’s what I know based on twenty years of Environics Social Values Research, and my own personal experience: Stars have Nine Social Values that enable them to shine. Let’s explore each of the Nine Star Social Values and they can boost your capacity to achieve extraordinary results this year…

According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2013 is the Year of the Black Snake. It will be a year of Paradox, Instability and Reconstruction. To succeed, you will need to earn your grace through your passion for the grind.