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
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It’s Only Water
“To do anything truly worth doing, I must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in with gusto and scramble through as well as I can.” Og Mandino. There I was. Standing on the high board, one summer morning at swim lessons. A line of other kids behind me… Continue reading It’s Only Water
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
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)