Periodically, I will walk my members through an exercise called “The Next 90 Days.” The exercise challenges them to hone in on one issue that could significantly improve some aspect of their life. For the next 90 days, they are encouraged to devote an hour a day to that end. The idea is that less is more..
“Puppy Wisdom” And Applied Learning
This summer, my friend Sarah got a puppy she named Molly. Molly has been busy educating Sarah ever since.
What Price Technology?
Technology has its’ benefits: You can change what you write without getting eraser dust all over the desk. You can add up a column of numbers while typing them. A good book can be downloaded in a minute.
“Excuse Me, Did You Hear What I Just Said?”
If you fly at all today, it’s a fact of life that airlines overbook flights and when planes can’t take off there’s no back-up. Such was the case on my last vacation.
“Thoughts Are Things”
That’s the title of the first chapter of Napoleon Hill’s book “Think and Grow Rich”. The chapter closes with the words, “Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”
“You Should File Bankruptcy And Get It Over With”
Those words were spoken years ago by a member of the advisory board I had recruited. What? File bankruptcy and see the manufacturing company we’d worked so hard to build torn apart? The thought made my stomach churn.
The Wolf Who Wins Is The Wolf You Feed
There’s an American Indian legend that teaches an important lesson: A young man came to his grandfather, angry at a friend who had done him an injustice. Let me tell you a story, said the grandfather. I too, at times, have felt great hate for those who have taken so much with no sorrow for what they do.
Tomorrow Your Company Will Look Very Different
Brian’s daughter, Carrie, teaches fourth grade in an inner city school in St. Paul. In her class, twelve different languages and dialects are spoken. (There are 125 different languages and dialects spoken in the St. Paul school system!) Her students represent different races, religions and vastly different socio-economic backgrounds. There are translators available and several students attend ESL (English as a
What If You Only Had One Year?
I don’t usually share other people’s blog, but this one hit me between the eyes. A friend, Sara Caputo shared it in her Radiant Organizing blog. I’m passing it on.
Are Your Conversations Fierce Or Fuzzy?
My boss Bob was a dominating bully. His idea of brainstorming was to disparage each suggestion until everyone at the table shut up and his idea was the only one left standing.