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Respectfully Speak Your Truth: Courage Pays

George Marshall (1880-1959) was US Army Chief of Staff during WWII and Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s #1 military advisor. As America’s Secretary of

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Thought Virus

A thought virus is any thought, any point of view, any emotion that does not serve you, strengthen you, energize you. When

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Gold Stars Forever

What would it take for you to give yourself ‘Gold Stars Forever’? Notice I didn’t say “earn” or “get” Gold Stars Forever,

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Unleashing The Winner Within: Cliff Notes Version

You have GREATNESS within you; waiting for you to fully activate it. You want more, know you are capable of more, interested

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When Egos Overwhelms Mission

First Look Media had a clear mission: hold the powerful accountable. Backed by Pierre M. Omidyar – billionaire founder of eBay, it

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Thinking is a Skill: The Acquisition and Use of Critical Thinking Skills Turbo Charges Success

Simply because they have thoughts (i.e. words form) in their heads, most folks think they know how to think. But if you

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Feet of Clay Can Still Run a Fleet Race

When I first started blogging on ‘Personal Leadership’, someone approached me and in effect said: “How can you write about such things?

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A Customer’s Gift

While criticism may be challenging to cope with on a personal level, a customer’s complaint is a GIFT. Customers in effect are

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Watering the Seeds of Happiness

Happiness is our natural state. Watch children. Most of the time, they are “Smile Factories”, endlessly delighted, pumping out smiles, eyes sparkling,

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Self Discipline: The Breakfast of Champions

  This blog was originally posted May 28, 2013. dis·ci·pline (d s-pl n) n. 1. Training expected to produce a specific character

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Rules are for the Guidance of the Wise, The Blind Obedience of Fools

Ben Bernarnke, former chair of the Federal Reserve until early 2014, commands $250,000 per speech. Any Fortune 500 company would consider it

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When “Circling the Wagons” Makes Things Worse

I am proud to be a lawyer, a member of the Florida Bar. Yet I’ve noticed a tendency in my profession to