A Few-Things

  • Break Free from Financial Security: Embrace New Opportunities.

    1 Thought: I had a conversation today with someone quite a bit younger than me, which is getting easier and easier to find as I get older, about future work plans and goals.I asked questions like “what are you interested in doing next”; shared I felt they could really do a lot more, and even…

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  • Mastering the 5%: Elevate Your Business with Small Details

    1 Thought: I noticed as a younger man how easy it was each day to just keep focusing and getting better at the things I was already doing well. I also noticed when I would make my daily task list that I would naturally knock out the tasks I was already most comfortable with doing…

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  • Master Effective Communication Using the T.I.P. Method

    1 Thought: I recall watching a Ted Talk some years ago where the focus was on communication. They discussed a catchy way to remember the high level art of capturing the recipient of your emails attention, making the intention of your conversation clear, and ultimately getting to the point early in the conversation. I recall…

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  • Be Someone You Can Count On: Prioritize Yourself

    1 Thought: Have you ever had someone in your life that you made plans with multiple times and they consistently backed out last minute or no-showed on you? Ever had a teammate at work who had a role to play in a project you were both responsible for and time and time again you ended…

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  • Ignite Your Potential: Embrace Naivety for Success

    1 Thought: Thomas Edison was quoted saying that he hadn’t failed when trying to create the light bulb but rather that he had found over 1,000 ways that don’t work. Had he listened to others that doubted, or given up due to failing not once or twice, but over a thousand times we might not…

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  • Strike the Root. Get Your Time Back and Win!

    1 Thought: Too often we find ourselves trying to solve problems and fix isolated issues. Depending on your role specifically it could be a near full time job. I’m suggesting you stop reading for a moment and take a few minutes to right down a list of all the issues and problems you have fixed…

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  • Should I Stay, Or Should I Go Now…When is Enough, Enough?

    1 Thought: We’ve all been tired and felt overworked from time to time. We’ve all felt like a cast member in BIll Murray’s Groundhog Day Movie from time to time, same thing every day,week, and month…life on repeat and no end in sight. There was a particular person who inspired me to write this post.…

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  • One Step In Front of You.

    1 Thought: Breaking down large goals into small steps is a process I’m certain we all do, and do well. But what gives us the confidence to go after larger goals with extreme confidence. Robert Frost is quoted saying “the best way out is through”. I absolutely love that statement as it really hi-lites the…

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  • Please Put On Your Own Mask Before Helping Others!

    1 Thought: Why do you think they say at the beginning of every flight during the safety demonstration they tell you to secure your own oxygen mask before helping others? Ever thought of that statement? Seems almost selfish, and certainly not very heroic sounding at all; not the actions of a leader or any decent…

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  • Your Kids in the Workplace

    1 Thought: The image above doesn’t seem that long ago for me, and in some ways it’s how we always see our children, but they do grow up, and they do it very quickly. I’m a father of 4, now adults, all in the workplace and thriving thank goodness. How do we prepare them for…

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