Scratch Your Head and Question Everything!
As you go through your day, stop and ask “why” more often. We are surrounded by things that don’t make sense. However, we take them for granted and never question their rationality. Those who have...
View ArticleThe Importance of Making a Memorable Impression
Be sure to make your mark. It doesn’t matter if you are the CEO of a large company, a professional athlete, a mid-level manager or the proprietor of a bait and tackle shop. Be amazing at what you do....
View ArticleHard Work Beats Talent, When Talent Doesn’t Work Hard!
Our three children play on a basketball league that has the motto - "Hard Work Beats Talent, When Talent Doesn't Work Hard!". I think this is a great lesson in business. There is no simple secret to...
View ArticleAll I Really Need to Know, I Learned in Kindergarten
One of my favorite business books was published in 1988. It was a very simple book entitled, “All I Really Need to Know, I Learned in Kindergarten”. The business executives who I have the most respect...
View ArticleI Didn’t Want to Ride Today
Why do I ride? Because it inspires me. Because it is a metaphor for life. It isn’t always easy to get up. It isn’t always easy to be positive. It isn’t always easy to encourage others. However, when...
View ArticleThe Ingredients for Success
In my opinion, success requires you to have all three of the following characteristics: Ability – To be successful at a given task, we need to have the skills necessary to complete the objective....
View ArticleSuccess – The Value of Relevance and Longevity
Everyone’s career will have peaks and valleys. The ability to fail, pick one’s self back up and have another success is what makes you successful. It takes intestinal fortitude. A career is not a...
View ArticleThe Importance of Staying Balanced
We all strive to be the best spouse, parent, child, neighbor, provider, student, athlete, and so forth that we can be. However, the truth is that we can't excel at everything. Something always suffers....
View ArticleThe Value of Collaboration
The management skill that needs to be developed is the ability to “orchestrate” the noise to create music rather than conflict and chaos. Many managers feel threatened by teams who offer new ideas or...
View ArticleIt’s not whether the glass is half-empty or half-full, it’s whether the...
The question is not whether the glass is half-empty or half-full, the question is whether the glass will quench your thirst. The glass may be half-full, but if it is filled with sand, then someone...
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