3 years ago I posted this blog with a different title, “Give Me Some Love…” The message is important in today’s society so I thought I would repost it. Bernard Meltzer once said: “A true friend is one who thinks you are a good egg even if you are half cracked.” I could not agree… Continue reading Do THEY Think You Are a Good Egg?
Category: Personal growth
4 Strategies That Just Don’t Work
“Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it.” Lily Tomlin “If I make a wrong decision, I worry what might have been. I stress out over very insignificant things.” Courtney Barnett There have been some days when I was so stressed, I didn’t know how much longer I could live with… Continue reading 4 Strategies That Just Don’t Work
A Common Addiction Among Us
Now that I have your attention…. The type of addiction I am referring to is the one very few people talk about. The benefits of working hard are real and can be very rewarding. However, we can take our work too far by becoming “performance addicts.” These addicts can believe that “improving their status, income,… Continue reading A Common Addiction Among Us
I Was Trapped for 45 Minutes
Have you ever been trapped? Confined somewhere against your will, whether intentionally or unintentionally? And with no where to turn? It is quite an experience to go through something like that. When that does happen, can we learn anything from it? A Locked Door. The place was Windham, Maine, around the mid 1980s. I was working… Continue reading I Was Trapped for 45 Minutes
5 Games People Play and How to Stop Them
Remember the song “Games People Play” by Joe South? It came out in 1968. According to Wikipedia, “the lyrics and title are thought to be a direct reference to Eric Berne’s work on transactional analysis of the same name. The book, published in 1964, deals with the ‘games’ human beings play in interacting with one another.” Games.… Continue reading 5 Games People Play and How to Stop Them
3 Lessons We Can Learn from a “Miracle”
There I was. I saw and heard it all amid the noise, the excitement, the waving of many American flags, and so much more. It was surreal; heart pounding; thrilling; a dream for a sports fan; a dream for an American. It was February 22, 1980. The location was Lake Placid, NY. The Olympic Ice… Continue reading 3 Lessons We Can Learn from a “Miracle”
3 Characteristics You Should Have in 2015
Leadership is not for the fainthearted. Many in leadership positions are there because they want to be, regardless of the costs. Many are there because they are required to do so; they need to be there. There are many reasons why and how a person obtains a leadership position. But there are many people who… Continue reading 3 Characteristics You Should Have in 2015
The Odds Are Against You in 2015
Tried Traditional Goal Setting? The Odds Aren’t In Your Favor… According to Michael Hyatt, “70 percent of organizational change initiatives put in place by businesses ultimately fail. 25 percent of people abandon their New Year’s resolutions after one week—60 percent do so within six months. The average person makes the same New Year’s resolution ten… Continue reading The Odds Are Against You in 2015
It is not that common.
You Can’t Send a Duck to Leadership School “If you’re going to climb a tree, would you rather hire a squirrel or train a horse? Enjoy these clever and insightful lessons on leadership.” Being the 2nd time I have done this, thought it was a video you might enjoy watching. It is less than 4… Continue reading It is not that common.
7 Statements of Leadership (Part 7): Victory is Inevitable
In his book, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, John Maxwell lists 7 statements in the chapter “The Law of Victory.” That list is being used in this series “7 Statements of Leadership.” John Maxwell once wrote: “The best leaders feel compelled to rise to a challenge and do everything in their power to achieve victory for their… Continue reading 7 Statements of Leadership (Part 7): Victory is Inevitable