As many of us know, you have to change your oil and filters on your car regularly to keep it running in tip-top shape. But did you know that the same thing is true at work? Your work filters get old and clogged and worn out, too. It's time to change them.

New cars are great at moving people from Point A to Point B. But older cars, those that are sturdy and reliable and have a lot of miles on them, excel at simply moving people. You need both kinds of leaders in your company to get you to where you want to be.

The more you look out the windshield, the faster you can go and the smaller all that stuff behind you gets in your rearview mirror.

If you think you can't do something, you're probably right. Because just thinking that you can't gives you a great excuse to not even try. I know a handyman who has every right to think that way. But he doesn't. And that's made all the difference.

The longer that brisket sits on the smoker, the better it's going to be. Kinda like you and your career. You're pretty good in year one, no doubt. But your best stuff takes years to perfect...and is worth the wait.

Some of the things you say all the time may mean something to you but may mean absolutely nothing to someone else.

The last thing you want to do while running with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, is to turn around and run at them. Running with them is the key to survival. Which is true no matter what kinds of bulls you're dealing with.

We've all been there...totally befuddled by the whip end of a process or a decision that's obviously the result of groupthink. No one person in their right mind could have possibly come up with something like this all by themselves, right?

Right.

So let's fix that, following the sage advice from Men in Black.

Everyone has a particular set of skills. But some folks are simply more skillful than others. Here's a bit about why and how that is and what to do about it.