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Living Life in Crescendo
Crescendo: adjective; gradually increasing in volume, force, or intensity. Living life in crescendo means that the most important part of life lies before you, not…
September 23, 2014
Breaking the Competency Curse
When we become very, very good at something and get used to the kudos, the praise, the success, the sense of satisfaction our expertise brings,…
September 16, 2014
A Good Pre-Mortem Can Prevent a Bad Post-Mortem
What is a Pre-Mortem? Glad you asked! You are about to embark on a major new project or daring initiative; what could possibly go wrong?…
September 9, 2014
This wasn’t the kind of campaign you could wage by fiat.
During WWII, 45,000 American fighting men had to be taken off the front lines of the European Theater of Operations in the winter of 1944-1945.…
September 2, 2014
Do You (Or Someone You Know) Suffer From Emotional Impotence?
Emotional Impotence is the inability to understand or speak about or deal with emotions. Emotional Impotence is most often seen as the inability to comprehend and…
August 28, 2014
The Silent Treatment: Shutting Down Your Heart
Lack of good communication is probably the # 1 reason relationships, personal or professional, get rocky. One partner or both become uncommunicative, often as a result…
August 26, 2014
8 Thoughts on Judging
“We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others by their acts.” – Harold Nicolson “Everything that irritates us about others can…
August 14, 2014
The Ecstasy of Surrender: Surprising Ways Letting Go Can Empower Your Life
Ok, I’m a hard charging male and the concept of surrender is foreign to my soul. Never, ever give up rings much truer to me!…
August 12, 2014
Listening to Learn
There are classes on public speaking but few, if any, on listening. I recently kicked myself up to “Executive Chair” of my almost 500 person…
August 7, 2014
What is Your Brand?
What do you stand for? If you, if your life, were a brand what would it stand for? Certain brands stand for reliability,…
July 31, 2014
Self as Instrument
You are the most powerful tool you possess. You can be an instrument for change and positive good. Yet how often do we attempt to…
July 24, 2014