by Walt Hampton | Mar 12, 2026 | Success
No doubt you’re busy. Which might be a good thing. But, what’s easy to miss is that busyness has a cost. A cost many professionals don’t recognize until a lot of time has already slipped by. When your days are packed from morning to evening, your attention...
by Walt Hampton | Mar 5, 2026 | Leadership
I spoke this past week at a large leadership and organizational development program. Big room. High energy. Smart people. Strong engagement. I was fully on. Focused. Present. Connected. It was an amazing day. And when it was over, I felt like I needed three days of...
by Walt Hampton | Feb 26, 2026 | Success
You could see it immediately. Alysa Liu stepped onto the ice at the 2026 Winter Olympics and she was smiling. Not performing a smile. Not projecting confidence. Smiling because she was about to have fun. The New York Times described her as a skater driven by love, not...
by Walt Hampton | Feb 19, 2026 | Success
The headlines this past week were a bit unsettling.Job hunters are paying to get recruited.At first glance, it looks like desperation. Another sign that white-collar work is collapsing under pressure.But that’s not the real story.What’s actually happening is that the...
by Walt Hampton | Feb 5, 2026 | Success
This is my very favorite week of the year. Not because of a holiday or a milestone, but because the gym empties out. The machines are suddenly available. No one is queuing. No loud conversations echoing across the floor. The noise drops away. What remains are the...
