“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.” ~ Seneca Question: Does taking decisive action help you be bold? I mean we’re not talking about touching your tongue to a metal flag pole in December in Minnesota… this is about bigger visions, missions and innovations
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A childlike man is not a man whose development has been arrested; on the contrary, he is a man who has given himself a chance of continuing to develop long after most adults have muffled themselves in the cocoon of middle aged habit and convention. — Aldous Huxley We come into this world naturally curious, creative and optimistic. Sadly systems,
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“The real winners in life are the people who look at every situation with an expectation that they can make it work or make it better.” ~Barbara Pletcher I remember many years ago talking to my then much younger son Jacob as he was having to deal with a difficult situation and needing to consider some courageous choices. We spoke of adversity
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Two gas company servicemen, a senior training supervisor and a young trainee, were out checking meters in a suburban neighborhood. They parked their truck at the end of the alley and worked their way to the other end. At the last house a woman looking out her kitchen window watched the two men as they checked her gas meter. Finishing
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I was able to attend some great training and teaching over the weekend… it was simultaneously inspiring and humbling. Humbling because of the areas in my life that I saw more clearly I needed to work on and improve. Inspiring because, I was filled with a non-guilt driven desire to make the needed changes, and filled with the hope and confidence
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Let’s mix it up today with a little wisdom and an attempt at a little Friday Fun (a very little attempt). First a lovely quote from Dennis Waitley… that has helped me maintain or regain perspective more than once. “Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end.
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I first heard the following words from the lips of Dr. Stephen Covey…. “First we form habits, then they form us. Conquer your bad habits or they will conquer you.” ― Rob Gilbert In pursing his mission to help the world learn, adopt and live the 7Habits Dr. Covey spent his life inviting others to adopt better habits, be better leaders and live better
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I’m a big fan of the late Dr. Covey and my life and work have been heavily influenced by his words and perhaps even more by his manner of teaching. In his groundbreaking work “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” he thoughtfully laid out a path and plan whereby anyone who desired might learn, understand, practice and ultimately adopt
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Have you ever heard, “Don’t just be yourself, be your best self.” I have, and while I haven’t always appreciated the phrase… I do now. I want to be my best and I think most healthy people do. But being “Our Best selves” isn’t going to happen by accident… it’s going to take some intention and some resolve. First start
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Many years ago, I was given a copy of “Lessons from Geese” as part of an organizational leadership program I was enrolled in. To this day, it is still among my favorite leadership analogies. The story was written in 1972 by Dr. Robert McNeish, a science teacher from Baltimore, Maryland and has since been used as a study lesson by
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