We all love the nice guy/gal. You know…the person that always greets us with a smile, shakes our hand and makes us feel welcome? At work, we love the nice leader. You know…the leader that is uplifting and empowering, and rarely has any feedback to share? Nice people are awesome! Nice leaders are even more Read More
Category: Thought of the Week
Stop! GIVE this some THOUGHT!
Consider how puny the human being is, in comparison to the rest of the species that roam the earth. As humans, we are among the weakest, physically, of most living creatures. We are amongst the slowest… We are amongst the most defenseless… We also have the weakest senses amongst most mammals. Other mammals have better Read More
You can’t run…you can’t hide… (The Halloween Edition)
This weekend we’re celebrating Halloween and if I’m not mistaken, I should write something scary!! So I will… CHANGE… …and UNCERTAINTY!! Nothing can create fear, in even the bravest of men and women, like the evidence of these two words can! Many of us would sooner choose to fight a gremlin, goon or goblin, if it Read More
Does The World Revolve Around You?
There are 7.2 billion humans alive on this planet. Most of the time we give no thought to them, nursing the belief that the world revolves solely around us. The truth? The world revolved before we were born and will continue to revolve long after we return to the dust. This world doesn’t revolve around Read More
Dead Dialogue…
As Americans, the government’s shut down has allowed us to observe the consequence of ineffective communication amongst leaders over the last couple of weeks. Our elected officials have displayed the outcome, when leaders lack the emotional intelligence to compromise and actively listen to one another. Since the beginning of this government shutdown, I’ve overheard comments Read More
Just relax…
A few days ago, I perused the titles of the 150 plus posts I have shared on this blog, to review my content. While doing so, I noticed a number of different themes in my writing. I’ve written about each of these themes because I wholeheartedly believe, they are key ingredients to success. The one Read More
Affordable Care Act Rollout Discussion on WYCC’s In The Loop
The launch of Health Care Exchanges and with open enrollment is here with a series of problems. Linal Harris and the WYCC In The Loop panel weigh in on the rollout the Affordable Health Care Act. The panel discussion begins at approx. 14 minutes into this episode of WYCC’s In The Loop.
I Guarantee!
In a world of constant change and shift, using the word guarantee in a sentence, almost immediately causes someone to second guess your credibility. The word guarantee has been so mis-used and carelessly displayed, that most of us barely notice advertisements and signs that boast the phrase, “Satisfaction Guaranteed”. We’re so used to being disappointed Read More
Mental Weight Loss (Shedding)
The human body sheds 30,000 to 40,000 skin cells every minute. Within a year, the average human body will shed close to 9 pounds of skin. Our body is designed to release old skin, because otherwise the microscopic bacteria, viruses and parasites that we encounter daily would eventually burrow deep enough into the epidermis to Read More
Life by DEFAULT – (The setting for most lives)
It’s Monday morning. You awake to the frightening blare of your alarm clock, that serves as both an enemy and friend. After stumbling from bed, you stretch. It’s a new day. Are you going to live today on purpose? There’s coffee, a shower, toothpaste and a toothbrush…There are zippers, buttons, combs and/or a hairbrush…(The last Read More