Based on my reflections over the past few months, I have come to more fully realize (and appreciate) that to successfully reach your dreams, you must pay a price. Now, I know there are the “lucky” few who somehow win the lottery, but these are definitely exceptions, and based on many of the stories we […]
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Over the past two months, I’ve been reflecting on life and have done some housekeeping. It’s been interesting to say the least. Between the craziness of the global economy and the steady pace of life, it was a good time to slow down and just reflect. Robin Sharma calls this doing a clean sweep. Taking
I was watching Cars with my grandson the other night when something caught my attention. This particular scene revolved around a trip down memory lane for the little town of Radiator Springs (RS). RS used to be a busy town just off Route 66 but that all changed when Interstate 40 was completed, offering commuters
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Every leader is concerned with building their team. For some of you, it may be a small team of 3-4 people, for others it may mean hundreds or perhaps even thousands. Regardless of the size of your team, every leader should ask themselves, “what do I want out of my team?” As you go about
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While watching So You Think You Can Dance with my family, I couldn’t help but admire these young men and women. The final four are all amazing: Joshua Allen; Twitch Boss; Courtney Galiano; and Katee Shean. Every week, these talented dancers learn new routines and stretch their abilities to the maximum. They eat, sleep and
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For those of you who were born after 1965, you may not be familiar with the Lucky Strikes TV commercial that made the lingo “I’d rather fight than switch” famous. It was an interesting ad in that most people my age remember the ad even though it was almost 40 years ago! I was reflecting
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I have been blessed with a very diverse audience as I go about proclaiming Living a Life of Excellence. Men, Women, Young and well… experienced. What I find interesting, is the assumption that those who are a bit older shouldn’t take goal setting too seriously. I usually get a chuckle from a group (especially if
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While teaching a class on project leadership, one of my students had a great story that reiterated the point that it pays for a leader to be financially sound. While working with an executive recruiter, my student was made a very nice offer to go work for a company she had heard quite a bit
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While I am certainly not a financial guru or any sort, I believe we have a long way to go before the US economy recovers. What does this have to do with leadership? Well, just about everything. As we look at what is happening to our economy today it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to
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Have you ever found yourself saying things like: “Boy – my luck sure has to change”, “When will my turn come?” or “When will my ship come in?!” Why do we HOPE for things to get better instead of doing something about it? I once had a friend tell me that people waiting for their
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