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Bar Raising Behavior
Who do you spend your time with? Do they encourage you, inspire you, lift you, challenge you, believe in you? Do they spur you on…
May 13, 2025
Talking Out of School
Recently I was disappointed to learn that a team member in a leadership role had been sharing doubts with their team; misgivings about the direction…
May 6, 2025
‘Don’t Shoot the Messenger’ is Bad Advice
It is not enough to not shoot the bearer of bad news; you need to embrace the messenger and thank them for bringing you the…
May 1, 2025
Today’s Ceiling is Tomorrow’s Floor: Are You Ready?
The road to success is uphill all the way and the pace of change is accelerating every day. What is going to be your ongoing…
April 24, 2025
Invitation to a VERY Special Event
The invitation is to ‘Your Future’ aka ‘Tomorrow’ and you receive it every dawn. What you do with it is up to you, YOU are…
April 17, 2025
Comfort is a Seductive Adversary
Just as one must strain and push one’s muscles to the limit to grow stronger, so too must you press your mind and spirt to…
April 15, 2025
Laziness is Real… and Occasionally Misdiagnosed
Gemini AI defined laziness ‘aka indolence or sloth, a disinclination to activity or exertion despite having the ability to act.’ Yet what manifests as laziness can…
April 10, 2025
What Would You Do if Your Only Job Description was “Create Value”?
A philosophically oriented entrepreneur once opined that a universal job description could be ‘Find and Retain Profitable Customers’. Job descriptions are important, they define core…
April 1, 2025
Next Action Step?
“Next Action Step?” is my favorite way to end a meeting or conversation. A decision without a plan to implement is just a discussion, a…
March 27, 2025
The Superpower of High Achievers
Want to be more, do more, go further, get more accomplished with the same if not less effort? Get ORGANIZED! Structure is the Superpower of…
March 11, 2025
That Wasn’t the Question
Sometimes, when motivation is on the low side, I pretend I’m hearing from someone else the excuses I’m hearing in my head: “But I don’t…
March 6, 2025