There are many people who have interests that they call hobbies. They spend time tinkering with these interests, but it sits as a “weekend warrior” type committment. These days you can not have that kind of mentality about your life or your pursuits. In the deep recesses of your mind, you know the ideas you [...]
Archive for the ‘Life’ category
Don’t Be an Amateur – Be a Pro
October 3, 2010The Amazing “IF”
July 11, 2010Words have extraordinary power. Each day we speak thousands and hardly give them a thought. Our mouths open and out comes a flow of words which may, or may not, make sense. The words that come forth can bring hope to another or they can crush dreams. Our words can excite unknown emotions or rekindle [...]
Grow your Dreams
May 20, 2010Dreams are great, but they have to grow. Dreams are OK, but there has to be some “doing” integrated along with the dreaming. Dreams aren’t like magic beans that grow overnight into an incredible reality, they take work. If allowed, dreams will just sit and do nothing. They will become cowards and selfish. Harsh words? I [...]
Ali and Change
April 6, 2010Make room for changing opinions and views for yourself and for others. Muhammad Ali once said, “the man who views the world at fifty, the same as he did at twenty, has wasted thirty years of his life”. He could not be more true. Our minds should always be seeking to learn and expand our [...]
Failure is a What not a Who
March 24, 2010When talking about business, many people talk in absolutes. Wins – Losses…Good – Bad Investments….Smart – Stupid moves….Success – Failure. In discussions like these it is imperative that we remember that a failure is “something ” that happened; not “someone”. With that context clear in our mind, we make it alright for others and ourselves [...]
Too Much Change?
October 20, 2009Back in August I discussed perfection and it’s illusory draw for many leaders. Here is another look from a different direction. In the pursuit of perfection (and attainable excellence) leaders will change many things. There is a danger to look for in the midst of these changes. An organization is known by its people, product or [...]
Never Quit
October 7, 2009In life there is and will be pain. This pain will be experienced in physical, psychological and relational ways, but we must push on. Pain, even in its most sever, is a temporary feeling. Quitting is something entirely different. Quitting is a choice we have and it lasts forever.
Hope
September 22, 2009Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope”. For me, this encapsulates the entirety of human experience. We each know and have known disappointment, but we also know that it lasts for a moment and time allows it to dim in the fog of the past. The [...]
What is Professional?
September 9, 2009Most of us would consider ourselves to be professionals in our particular fields, but would others? Are we professionals simply because we have the right degree or position or popularity? There once was a time when being a professional was a character trait and not just an addition to a title. To be a professional is [...]
Your Mind
August 2, 2009Here is a key to a great life. It doesn’t cost anything, but can save you a bundle. Don’t simply keep a guard on your words, keep a guard on where those words originate – your thoughts. At any given moment, when you least expect it, those private thoughts can instantly become public words. If [...]
