Alden’s Latest Thinking
My Secret Weapon Against Giving Up
Most people don’t understand or appreciate how and why the body works. I am passionate about the relationship between the body and the brain. I believe that people who feel good about themselves have the confidence to try new things, and that exercise is one of the...
If You Want to Go Far, Go Together
There’s a proverb that says, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” The world needs many kinds of talents to make it a better place for all. We all have different abilities, but together we have the power to help each other be...
Only You Determine Your Limitations
In my last few posts, I’ve talked about creating your own luck and making an impact in this world—for yourself, your family, and your community. In case you missed them, your mindset is the key factor in determining your success or limitations. One of my favorite...
How to Make An Unstoppable Impact
In a previous post, I talked about 3-dimensional planning and creating a mindset for success. Mindset work is extremely important for gaining deeper perspectives on your life, your work and your why—by drawing on lessons learned from both your failures and successes....
Luck Favors the Prepared
Some say we create our own luck. One of the steps to becoming unstoppable is to plan—to set the direction of where you want to go; and make choices along the way that you think will get you there. Sometimes, we don’t get what we want from those choices, but they do...
How to Keep Your Remote Teams Engaged
There is hidden potential in every company, and empowered employees perform better, display more interest and creativity, and help the company reach and engage others to build teams and develop future leaders. Boosting your team’s level of engagement is as important...
Six Benefits of Virtual Conferences
For many organizations, the COVID-19 crisis hasn’t so much started discussions about virtual conferences as accelerated them. Regular travel to far-off conferences is simply impossible for some, and more and more businesses are now opting to hold their conferences...
Leaders Listen to Learn
A good friend and classmate of mine in the Naval Academy, Steve Trainor, happens to run Google's executive training. He and I were having a conversation about what he emphasizes with all the executives of Google. The issue is how we listen, and it’s applicable to all...
Finding Opportunity in the Fog
In my speaking engagements—many of which have been virtual—I’ve talked about how far a six-foot-tall person can see if standing on top of a small boat in a calm sea. Most people are surprised that you can see no more than 3 miles before the curvature of the earth...
Song “It’s Up to You” by Alden Mills, Jamie Saylor and Tim Huffman
This post is a little bit different than the other ones that I’ve shared because, after all, I've only ever written one song in my life, and that's what I'm sharing with you today. If you’ve read Be Unstoppable, you might get a better understanding of the theme of the...
