Million Dollar Communication: it’s the process of using words, sounds, images, or gestures to exchange information or to express your ideas in such a way that others are inspired to take immediate action.

What is the one skill that the world’s most successful people practice more than any other? Anticipation. Anticipation means that you see things before they happen; you act before others have a chance to react and you preempt problems before they occur. You reap all the advantages that accrue to the first-mover.

One thing is for certain: 2016 is not for sissies. It will demand a colossal capacity to control one’s emotions and reassure others. The future belongs to those who can create their own internal realities, irrespective of circumstance. In fact, this capacity is most crucial when uncertainty is at its greatest – in other words, for the foreseeable future.

Often, the only difference between a Champion and an Also-ran is their belief about their own capacity. Our inner world forms our outer world. As we think, so we become. We are all the writers, directors and producers of our own reality show. It’s not the size of the person in the fight. It’s the size of the fight in the person.

Hi everyone, this is Mike Lipkin.  I am thrilled to share this message with you at this perfect time of the year. I hope you’re making summer count. This is a time to relax your body, recharge your spirit, reset your goals and reengage your life. It’s called regenesis. That means recreating yourself all over again so you can rise in the fall. Did you know that summer is not just a time of year. It’s also defined as the…

I was asked that question by Lorna Caldwell, the general manager of the Toronto Athletic Club. On a scale of 1-10, if 1=crappy and 10=my-best-year-ever, how would you rate 2015 so far? Lorna and I rate it a ten.

How about you? What criteria would you even use to rate 2015 so far?

Now would be a great time to take stock of how far you’ve come and

Hi this is Mike Lipkin and I’m inspired to share this breakthrough with you. The shoebox is a metaphor for life. It’s called a comfort zone. It’s clearly defined. We know how much it can hold. We know what it should do. It even has a lid on it. It’s small. The view is inside is crappy. There isn’t much room for movement and it’s easily broken. Outside the shoebox is where the magic happens. This is where the possibilities…

Try on different outfits. Experiment with different styles. Adopt new approaches. We’re all being asked to take on new roles with new people in new spaces. We’re all being challenged to stretch our definition of who we are and what we can be.

There is a massive difference between surviving and thriving. Surviving is about getting through the day. Thriving is about reveling in the day. To revel means to take intense pleasure in something and profit greatly from it. The Thriving Ten Percenters are the people who revel in the day. They seize the seconds to achieve firsts.