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The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital
“You hit home runs not by chance, but by preparation.” ~Roger Maris Many people want to win, but how many are willing to do the…
April 1, 2008
Four Tools of Discipline from “The Road Less Traveled”
“The Road Less Traveled” (RLT), by M. Scott Peck, has sold more than 7 million copies and spent at least 598 weeks on bestseller lists.…
March 31, 2008
Observation, Evaluation, Judgment
I once was a master at judging people. I would observe behaviors such as smoking or obesity or disorganization or excessive tardiness or malicious gossiping…
March 25, 2008
Perils of Perfectionism
Perfect and excellent are not synonymous. Neither are success and perfect the same. LSU became national college football champions, a hallmark of both excellence and…
March 21, 2008
Don’t Believe Everything You Read
Sometimes I shake my head at some of the incredibly STUPID financial advice I see given out by so-called financial experts. Just when you think…
March 20, 2008
Reframing
Everything we observe or experience comes with a “frame,” a perspective, a point of view, a history of past experiences that outline our expectations and…
March 13, 2008
How to Win Friends and Influence People
I discovered Dale Carnegie’s classic, “How to Win Friends and Influence People,” in my early twenties. I had long since vowed to live no ordinary…
March 12, 2008
Cold Stoves: Learning the right lesson
It is said that a cat, once burned on a hot stove, never sits on a hot stove again. But the cat never sits on…
March 7, 2008
“Don’t tell me how rocky the sea is, just bring the darn ship in.”
When I was building my organization, I had a lot of young people working for me who had tremendous potential but were not yet seasoned.…
March 5, 2008
Micro Autobiography
Micro Autobiography: The New Literary Craze. Can you sumarize your life in just SIX words? How about your future? Try it! I found having to…
February 27, 2008
The Set of the Sail
From “The Set of the Sail” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox One ship sails East, And another West, By the self-same winds that blow, ‘Tis the…
February 18, 2008