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Motivation
June 28, 2016
“I’m putting you in charge of the kitchen tonight”, spoken in a gentle voice, is what my wife will sometimes say as she is serving me a lovely dinner. Beats the hell out of “Do the dishes and make sure you wipe the counters and stove.” Would terminology like that […]
June 13, 2016
Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail Bosses love subordinates who have a plan. Telling your boss a plan you’ve developed against a priority really makes you stand out. That does not just happen. You have to plan that. Professional credentials- some title starting with “Certified”-getting those credentials typically requires some […]
May 24, 2016
Train your Brain. What would your critics say about you? Would you be comfortable hearing what others consider your challenges? Would you be surprised by how they describe your performance? How about your strengths? What would others say are your strengths? Your vocabulary, what comes out of your own […]
May 16, 2016
My wife and I went to see the Navy band on Friday night at a local high school. Lots of John Philip Sousa. The brass section competing with the flutes and piccolos and of course the clarinets playing their own part. They sounded great together. They were so in sync. […]
May 2, 2016
Believe in Others. Scenario 1: You are 13 years old, standing in the batter’s box and you have two strikes on you. Ouch! You look to the 3rd base coach for any signs, even though batters don’t’ get signs with two strikes. Just isn’t done! Two strikes is trouble time. […]
April 25, 2016
Frequently Wrong, But Never in Doubt I am going to walk through two basic elements to ensure that is not you. What you learn and then how you relate. How you listen and how you process. Dylan has lyrics that have to do with not criticizing what you […]
April 11, 2016
Physician, Heal Thyself Betcha didn’t know that is from the Bible! It’s connotation today is that you should look at your own issues before you go trying to solve other people’s. Its hard to refute the contention that the biggest troublemaker you’ll face today is the one in the mirror […]
March 28, 2016
You’re driving. Your boss is in the backseat. You are approaching a fork in the road. The boss tells you to turn right at the fork. You happen to know that turning right will lead to Baltimore-style chaos. Nasty stuff. A riot is breaking out. Yet you know that […]
March 21, 2016
How do people describe you? Beyond your age or gender or general storefront? Smart or nice or silly or clever or quiet or aloof or moody? There would be similarity in the adjectives parents, friends, colleagues, and general acquaintances would use to describe you. In total, the adjectives they use […]
March 14, 2016
Aspiration is an eagle; apathy a bit of a serpent. You do people a great service when you expect much from them. It is no favor to let others slide, to not aspire. Apathy, on the other hand, eats away. It erodes you. I think it lends itself […]