Many of us are getting ready to plan for their Summer Vacations. Maybe you are taking the family to Disney World. You have worked on this vacation plan for weeks, even months. Taking it to the next level, you have planned the arrival time to the minute. Finally, you have selected the perfect hotel …
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Where is the connection?
I am proud to say that my article was published in the John Maxwell Team Blog (newsletter) this month. The main theme for the month was "Public Speaking and Leadership". Here is a link, and if you can't get to it ... read below. The Leading Edge: Where Is The Connection? There were 900 students in …
Getting to the Zone
That zone ... you know when you are there. Everything comes natural, time flies by, and you get 10x more accomplished. This is when you are firing on all cylinders, you do no wrong, and when you are finished, you don't feel like you have even worked. It is natural. In his best seller "Deep Work" …
Planning your next vacation?
Many of us are getting ready to plan for their Summer Vacations. Maybe you are taking the family to Disney World. You have worked on this vacation plan for weeks, even months. You have planned the arrival time to the minute. You have selected the perfect hotel that offers the right combination of …
Tips: Leave Your Echo Chamber
It has been a long day. You have come home from work, popped open your favorite beverage, and start your surfing. First you start with Fox News, move over to Breitbar.com and then to National Review. Great, your thoughts of the day have been validated. If that isn't you, maybe you turned on CNN, …
This is a “baloney” sandwich!
You just received an email from your boss. "I would like to see you after lunch today, to discuss your performance". For many of you, you won't be too worried about this, but for others you begin to set the stage in your mind. You can see yourself walking into the office, sitting down, and …
Common theme to time management
The morning to-do list! You’ve re-written it four times this week, and its only Wednesday. You’ve carried over some of these tasks for days on end, and they haven’t been completed. There is only so much time in a day, and you are struggling to get everything done. We look at the calendar, and we are …
How can you move out of the comfort zone?
We can all agree that moving yourself or your team from point A to point Z is often a challenge. Your team keeps reverting back to their old habits. There is evidence that if they do ‘x’ they will be more productive, happier, and profitable. This has been proven everywhere you’ve looked … how do you …
How to Avoid that Slippery Slope!
For nearly two years now, we have watched candidate after candidate in this Presidential election cycle bash their competition. I am writing this even before tonight’s debate between two of the four leading candidates. I feel quite certain that neither one will win. In addition, we can be fairly …
Tips to a Stress Free Vacation!
Ahhh … It’s Summer time. Time for long weekends and even longer vacations! Ugh ... That means if I don’t get all this stuff done before I leave, I’ll have even a bigger pile on when I get back. The dilemma, get it done now or next week. Your colleagues need it now, your company needs it now, and …