Let’s face it, no man is an island. Sure, we can be independent and get along on our own. But life is so much richer when we are engaged with other people. And if we have the right kind of relationships and know how to leverage them, opportunities to help and be helped abound. Before […]
What’s so special about 5:15? Is it 15 minutes after you get off work, 15 minutes into a happy hour…you don’t want me to get up at 5:15 in the morning do you??? Actually, I was referring to a simple concept of 5 seconds or less and 15 seconds or more. It might just be […]
I got the call from my 25 year-old daughter last Thursday. “Dad, do you have some time?” I immediately closed the client presentation I was working on and replied, “Of course kiddo, what do you need?” “Mom wants me to give the eulogy at grandma’s (her maternal grandmother and my ex-mother-in-law) funeral on Saturday. And […]
Because we are so close to Father’s Day, I thought it would be appropriate to do a little Daddy and Daughter story. This weekend, a very good friend of mine invited us for a day out on the Rappahannock, otherwise known as the “Rivah.” The day started like so many past beautiful Sundays. We arrived […]
I often help clients with creating their Personal Development Plans. I simply put them through an exercise to get them to work on one thing in the coming month that they want to improve or give special attention to. The concept is pretty simple but can be extremely powerful if done properly. Think about it…how […]
Here are three easy steps that can save you a bunch of time and headache especially when your day starts to blow up. I was teaching a program on time management last week and there was a healthy debate about what is important to do each day vs. what is critical to do each day […]
It’s almost effortless to stay in your comfortable world. Things are easy. You feel safe. And secure. You’re able to coast by and go through the motions. But that’s not where the growth comes. That’s not where you feel ‘alive’ and engaged. That’s not where you tap into a deeper, more primal sense of who […]
