Posts by aprilp

I have a daughter who loves gymnastics. She is always flipping and twisting and cartwheeling around our house. Because of her interest, I have had a little more exposure to the world of gymnastics than I otherwise would have, which is why I have found myself thinking about the recent media attention surrounding Simone Biles.…

One of the very best parts of writing Unqualified Success is the chance it has given me to meet, collaborate, and learn from other men and women who have applied the principles of Unqualified Success to build and create the lives they wanted. These stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things are incredibly inspiring and…

I am sure you saw the media coverage last week of the 50-year anniversary of the moon landing. As I read the different accounts, I was struck at how impossible and monumental their task really was and how high the risks and consequences were for failure. I even read one account that noted the speech…

This morning I read about Melody Stein and her husband, Russ in the Washington Post. The article explained how the couple recently opened their second restaurant, a popular authentic Napolitano pizza place called Mozzeria.  They will now have a restaurant in both San Francisco and Washington, D.C. What caught my attention was Melody Stein’s willingness…

Today Serena Williams won her Wimbledon semi-final match against Elina Svitolina and qualified for the Wimbledon final which will be played on Sunday. If she wins, she will tie the record for the most grand slam singles titles at 24. But did you know that seven years ago people were starting to wonder if her…

In November of 1939, the Soviet army invaded Finland. Three hundred and fifty bombs were dropped over Helsinki, turning buildings to dust and killing many innocent civilians. The Finns were unprepared for the invasion and badly outnumbered in both men and equipment. The Soviet army was three times the size of the Finnish one and…

As you know, my first book, Unqualified Success, was published a month ago.  Since then, I have had lots of questions about the name I chose for the book. What exactly is an Unqualified Success? Many of you may not know my background, but I started my career as an underqualified bookkeeper and office manager.  The…

I recently had the opportunity to speak at the Genius Network. My talk was based on Chapter 3 of my new book, Unqualified Success, which is all about what can happen in our lives when we put powerful beliefs into action in our lives. There are over 60,000 words in the book, but the most…