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Small Secrets
I find that many people subscribe to some version of the “big secret” theory of life, also known by its variants the “lottery” theory and…
March 3, 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
360-Degree Feedback
I recently asked a ten-year Team Member to complete an evaluation of me using questions I culled from various online sources. Here it is: Have…
February 1, 2008
The Leader’s Path: Evolving Points of View
I used to oppose the minimum wage, for some excellent reasons that reflected sound economic reasoning. Over the years I’ve gradually switched sides. You probably…
January 25, 2008
“The Secret of The Ages” by Robert Collier
My grandfather, Robert Collier, died in 1950, two years before I was born. He was a tremendous businessman, a pioneer in the mail order sales…
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Simple Ideas, Complex Execution
The secrets to success often lie in plain sight. They are secrets only because we chose to overlook them. Sometimes the most mundane can serve…
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Servant Leadership
Wikipedia says, “Servant leadership is an approach to leadership development, coined and defined by Robert Greenleaf, and advanced by several authors such as Stephen Covey,…
January 7, 2008
A Father’s Legacy
At age 55, I have my first child, a son. He will be 10 months old on Christmas Eve and his presence is a wonderful…
December 21, 2007Notice: Undefined offset: 0 in /home/collie18/nscblog/wp-content/themes/gallery/loop/content-post-masonry-sidebar.php on line 57
Less Past, More Future
“Less past, more future.” Great thought. Powerful phrase! To me it means focusing on creating a meaningful future, with less energy spent on regret or…
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Budgets: An Exercise in Illusion
A sage once said, “the most common miscommunication is the illusion that it occurred.” Often we have not communicated as clearly as we think we…
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Patience as an Active Emotion
I used to think of patience as a passive thing, something like raw intelligence, that you either were born with or you weren’t. I thought…
October 31, 2007