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For All That You Earn
10% - Save 10% - Give away 80% - Learn to live on Why is something so simple and so obvious so hard? Og Mandino wrote several books on...
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Jan 30, 20214 min read
Fattening your Bell Curve
A silver lining moment has occurred as a result of the Covid-19 shut down. In trying to “flatten the curve,” our government shut down our...
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May 10, 20202 min read
Reach Out and Touch Somebody................No Really!
Diana Ross and her Motown team got this so right. The fact that we are now told to do the opposite makes it all the more real to me. As a...
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Apr 4, 20202 min read
The Silver Lining Principle - Part 2
Whatever good you were seeking , never leaves and silver linings remind us that the best is always ahead!
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Mar 24, 20202 min read
The Silver Lining Principle - Revisited
A few years ago, following the BP Oil Spill, God sent an inspiration to me in the form of a beautiful sunset on the Bay of the Holy...
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Mar 23, 20203 min read
It’s not what I do, It’s what I do………. that counts.
As a consultant, I discovered that most of my friends have no idea what I do. Most of them have clearly defined jobs or own their...
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Sep 30, 20192 min read
Blow Up To Go Up!
Are you a linebacker or a balloonist? This question came to me listening to an audiobook while watching conference championship football....
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Dec 20, 20162 min read
Driving Miss Entrepreneur
In Exit Planning: The Definitive Guide, John Brown, CEO of BEI, points out the value of becoming Miss Daisy. In 30 years of helping...
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Nov 11, 20161 min read
What I learned from HGTV
I have come to realize that a new addition to my business is a fusion of my wife’s favorite HGTV shows. In part of my consulting...
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Oct 13, 20161 min read
How to have a Good Day – The day after Labor Day
When you come across information that combines behavioral science and workplace issues, share it. Here’s the first of several...
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Sep 5, 20161 min read
Accountability and bucket lists
I just finished a triathlon with my son and his wife. For me, it was a bucket lister, given my 15 year retirement from such events; for...
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Jul 3, 20161 min read
The Open Borders Crowd
Dr. Henry Cloud, in his best-selling Boundaries for Leaders, makes a statement that drives this home. He uses boundaries to describe the...
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Jun 7, 20162 min read
Why you need John Wooden and Stephen Covey!
“Things turn out best for people who make the best out of how things turn out.” – John Wooden John Wooden shared this gem in his book,...
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Aug 22, 20152 min read
If you don’t know your next performance review results today, READ THIS:)
A “deer in the headlights” look was the response I got? What was the question? I asked an employee, who was about to go into his annual...
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Jul 23, 20151 min read
The Most Misunderstood Question of All
Gallup’s Q10 –I have a best friend at work – flies in the face of so many company sacred cows. “We discourage too much fraternization on...
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Jul 21, 20151 min read
If You Have a Weak Link, Buy a Better Chain
How many times have you heard, “so and so is the weak link on our team.” Or “Why should I bust my rear when so and so skates and gets the...
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Jul 19, 20151 min read
The Strategic Wisdom of Robert Frost
What is the message in the following quotes? “There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the heavens.” ...
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Jun 30, 20151 min read
Engagement Q7 – I Still Remember Wondering, “What is wrong with me?”
In 1978 when Victoria Station retained Blanchard and Associates to assess our leadership team, I was the new Manager of Financial...
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May 29, 20151 min read
An Open Door vs. An Open Heart
Here’s a throwback tribute to Talking Heads with a twist. Talking Hearts always make sense. #attitude #EmployeeEngagement...
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May 21, 20151 min read
Finding the Strength to Fail and Why It Matters.
#strengthsbaseddevelopment
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May 13, 20151 min read
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