by Walt Hampton | Jul 24, 2026 | Success
In high-altitude mountaineering, we have a mantra we repeat often: “When you’re in a hurry, dress slowly.” It sounds backward. But in the mountains, hurry can be dangerous. A rushed knot; a missed buckle; a carabiner clipped to the wrong place; a glove...
by Walt Hampton | Jul 10, 2026 | Success
Greg came into my office, closed the door, and sat down. It was a Friday morning, and I had a pretty big pile of work to finish before the week was out. I wasn’t down for idle chitchat. I looked up. Greg had tears in his eyes. I was the senior associate in the...
by Walt Hampton | Jun 26, 2026 | Success
It’s the very start of summer! Will you be getting enough F in your life? Get your mind out of the gutter. I’m talking about fun! Because life should be fun. Joy is your birthright. But given the intensity of your life, given how many demands there are for your...
by Walt Hampton | Jun 19, 2026 | Success
My eyes scanned the shelves. I nodded and I smiled. I recognized that I owned nearly all of the self-help books in the store. And I knew in that moment that I was finally on the road to getting better. That was decades ago now. Yet I remember clearly the...
by Walt Hampton | Jun 12, 2026 | Success
There’s too much coming at us. Emails. Text messages. Notifications. Alerts. News updates. Social media across more channels than any sane person could possibly track. Then there are the breaking news banners, the talking heads, the outrage machine, and the endless...
