Understanding Weakness as a Strength
Business Thought of the Week One of my key strengths is knowing my key weaknesses. Everyday I find ways to strengthen and overcome these challenges. If I am hypercritical, I will learn to listen first...
View ArticleRocks in the Pond
We haven’t had to look very far lately to see our world and community in turmoil. Sometimes that brings me a sense of sadness and a bewildering thought of what can just one person do? Well, really I...
View ArticleKnow Where We Are Going
Business Thought of the Week The number one motivator of people is having a clear understanding their progress toward an achievable goal. I am clear in my expectations, realistic in my goals and...
View ArticleWhen I need to reenergize, refocus and redirect
One exercise I practice when I am feeling closed off or out of sorts is to simply sit down and create a Gratitude List. I try to take a short break and make as complete a list as I can of all of the...
View ArticleAm I Worth of the Trust I Want
Business Thought of the Week To receive more I must be worthy of more. If I want more sales, profits, love, joys or whatever, I must be worthy. Am I worthy of the trust of others, the respect of...
View ArticleBeach Walk
Since moving about 2 weeks ago I still can't get over the enjoymentSusan and I get walking with our dog Tails each morning and evening on the beach.Each morning we get a chance to watch the sun rise...
View ArticleMy Mother Taught Me Willingness
My Mother Taught Me Willingness. Mothers try to help and guide us as we grow. I truly believe they do the best they can with the skills they have. For some of us those lessons were a wonderful...
View ArticleBe the "Biggest Loser"
Be the “Biggest Loser”. Each week we gain weight we don’t want, need or require. The emotional and psychological weight of resentments, angers, fears eat away at our mental, spiritual and even our...
View ArticleChange the People or Change the People
Change the People or Change the PeopleBy John Chappelear, author of The Daily Six “Change the People or Change the People” is one of my Top Ten Common Sense Laws of Leadership and one of the most...
View ArticleCultivating a Successful Organizational Culture
Cultivating Successful Organizational CultureI have been through four economic up and downswings over the last forty years and have picked up a few things along the way; two of them are experience and...
View ArticleShoot For The Stars
I get emails from readers who assume that because of the ideas I write about, I must live a very quiet and peaceful life. Let me clear that up! While my goals always include being spiritually fit...
View ArticleFocus on the Good
Greetings!We must find healthy ways to dissipate the negativity that surrounds us or I guarantee you, it WILL pull us in.When we exercise muscles they get stronger. When we commit ourselves to...
View ArticleJackie Chan Helps Us Understand the Definition of Insanity
Spent Friday night in a hotel, up late, watching a movie. Jackie Chan never disappoints for mindless fun. He played a Chinese Imperial guard searching Nevada in the 1880s, for a kidnapped Chinese...
View ArticleBusiness Thought of the Week: How are you Perceived
Business Thought of the Week How are you perceived by your co-workers? This is a great question to use when helping an employee with problematic behavior. For example, a person who is late is...
View ArticleIf Not Me, Who ?
An Action slide from one of my keynotes has an image on it that states “if not now, when?” and maybe it should also say “if not me, who?” or is it whom? I am sure someone will set me straight.If we...
View ArticleRefresh and Renew
illustration.pdf Download this file Greetings!On Tuesday I will be speaking to the staff at the Sulzbacher Center here in Jacksonville. This is the largest homeless shelter in the region. Everyday...
View ArticleFinding out WHO can help
Last week I was in a round table discussion focused on personal and professional growth. One of the points raised was the powerful acronym H.O.W., which is designed to help people remember to be:...
View ArticlePositive Thought of the Week - Heirarchy of needs
Greetings!Regardless of belief, there is a place, within each of us, where we can become centered, balanced and energized.Abraham Maslow wrote, that one of man’s most basic needs is survival and...
View ArticleBusiness Thought of the Week - Successful Delegation
Business Thought of the Week Delegation is a key component for every successful executive. If you can't delegate work then it will be hard to progress in an organization. Here are the basic five...
View ArticleThere are no great companies, just great people, who happen to work there.
0 0 1 174 997 Changing the Focus 8 2 1169 14.0 96 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE This has been a mantra of mine since early in my career.I remember working with organizations that wanted...
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