Sam Gembel 
“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” — Mark Twain. What separates good from great in life, whether in our organizations, a sports team, or in growing in our favorite hobbies, is our ability to focus. The ones who are the most disciplined and focused will achieve more than … Read more
“The swiftest way to triple your success is to double your investment in personal development.” — Robin Sharma The most successful leaders are committed to lifelong learning, growth and development. And the ones who are successful in doing so all have something in common – They ALWAYS are looking for ways to get better! Knowledge and wisdom … Read more
“I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence I can reach for; perfection is God’s business.” – Michael J. Fox Are you a perfectionist? Or, do you just strive for excellence? If you think these are the same thing, I’m afraid you’re a tad mistaken. In fact they are so opposite of each other … Read more
“Too many people measure how successful they are by how much money they make or the people that they associate with. In my opinion, true success should be measured by how happy you are” — Richard Branson What does it mean to “be a success”? What does it look like? Many of us have a wrong picture of … Read more
“Let others pride themselves about how many pages they have written; I’d rather boast about the ones I’ve read.” ― Jorge Luis Borges The dictionary (or Google) says that the definition of bragging is an attempt to portray yourself in a positive light. Did you know that most people are not where they would like to be … Read more
“The strength of the team is each member. The strength of each member is the team.” — Phil Jackson As I’m sure you are all aware by now, the Rams won the 2022 Super Bowl. I’m hoping you are not just now finding this out as you are reading this blog! If so, your love for … Read more
As a major part of my own continuous growth core value, I spend a lot of time studying and learning from other leaders. At Atlas, with all of the people I have seen come and go, and with speaking to other fellow leaders, one of the most prominent traits amongst the toxic ones was the “I deserve” … Read more
“Not everybody will buy into what you’re saying.. Lead Anyways!” — John Maxwell Skepticism often derives out of a fear of failure. A leader can be so concerned about failing that no ideas appear to offer a reasonable level of risk because they are scrutinized so heavily by his / her peers. None will work well enough. … Read more
“All fixed set patterns are incapable of adaptability or pliability. The truth is outside of all fixed patterns.” — Bruce Lee Change is challenging. No one really likes to change, not even us as leaders. Unless the change of course is our idea! John Maxwell says it like this, “Most people are more comfortable with old problems … Read more
“My definition of success: When your core values and self-concept are in harmony with your daily actions and behaviors.” — John Spence. Core Values unite and activate a team. They are like the glue that holds us together. They are a filter that every single decision of our lives both personally and in our organizations should … Read more