A salesman from the eastern United States Arrived at a frontier town somewhere in the Old West. As he was talking with the owner of the general store, a rancher came in to shop. The owner excused himself to take care of the customer. The rancher gave the storekeeper a list of things he needed … Read more
“Renewal is the principle—and the process—that empowers us to move on an upward spiral of growth and change, of continuous improvement. “ — Dr. Stephen Covey All too often people choose to stop investing the time and energy to further their learning once they’ve quote “made it”. It is as if they’ve gotten themselves into a position … Read more
“You can motivate by fear, and you can motivate by reward. But both those methods are only temporary. The only lasting thing is self motivation” — Homer Rice There is one trait that is impossible to instill deeply into others — Motivation. You either have it, or you don’t. One question that I get asked … Read more
For the first couple of decades of life it seems we are constantly, or at least regularly asked what we want to be when we grow up, finish school, etc.. And in our work-obsessed culture, that’s code for ‘what job do you want to have?’ Ironically, by the time we are at the age to have a … Read more
“It’s impossible to consistently behave in a manner inconsistent with how we see ourselves. We can do very few things in a positive way if we feel negative about ourselves.” — Zig Ziglar Most of us don’t realize this, but every day we have a running conversation with ourselves at all times. What does yours look like? Positive? … Read more
“In the end, it is the person you become, not the things you achieve, that is most important” — Les Brown It is a normal human desire to be concerned about how we look on the outside. And there is nothing wrong with taking care of your outward appearance. As leaders, we should always carry … Read more
“Leadership is not about executive position or title. It is about connection and influence. At its highest, leadership is all about adding value to the world and blessing lives through the work you do” — Robin Sharma You and I have the opportunity to impact people every day with our lives. If you’ve been reading my blogs or have … Read more
“The decisions you make today will determine the stories you tell tomorrow.” — Craig Groeschel If you’ve been around me enough, or read into many of my blogs, I love to talk about intentionality. In fact, intentionality was my word of the year for the last two years. I wanted to be intentional about being intentional. … 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