“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” – John Fitzgerald Kennedy My blog for today is actually a video. I thought I would offer something different rather than offer another writing (which will be available next week). In this video, Captain Steve Trainor, USN (Retired), Ph.D., “emphasizes the importance of leadership development and preparing leaders beyond… Continue reading Well, well, well. This is something different.
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Jibber Jabber or Simplicity? Part 2
In his book, Everyone Communicates Few Connect, John Maxwell writes about five principles in connecting with others, and five practices one can use in establishing that connection. Today, I am going to continue my discussion on one of those topics: the practice of keeping it simple. Or, AKA – The Art of Simplicity. The second observation in keeping communication… Continue reading Jibber Jabber or Simplicity? Part 2
The Official Custodian of the Winter Games
February, 1980- The 1980 Winter Olympics. Lake Placid, NY. I was the Official Custodian for the Winter Games. Yes. You read that. Well… maybe I wasn’t. Here is what happened. I had moved to Lake Placid, NY in September, 1979. Why would a Kansan move from the heart of the country to upper New York… Continue reading The Official Custodian of the Winter Games
One Life-Changing Word
Just one word. That’s all. No goals. No resolutions. Just one word. Really? Can it be that simple? Some say it is. In the book “One Word that will change your life,” the writers argue that living by one word will be more successful then having goals or resolutions. Here are two points: 87% of… Continue reading One Life-Changing Word
3 Benefits of a Goal-Setting Challenge (Legacy Part 2)
In one of his many “truisms”, Yogi Berra once said, “If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else.” How true. A person needs to know where they are going in life, or they will end up somewhere. But who knows where? That is why we need to be challenged. Challenge. The word itself… Continue reading 3 Benefits of a Goal-Setting Challenge (Legacy Part 2)