If you want to create new and compelling vision or refresh what it is you’re doing and where you’re going, take some time to look back first. When you look back, a couple of important things happen: #1) YOU REMEMBER Things move so quickly that it’s often difficult to remember what happened. Life is a …
This question hit me the other day as I was trying to replace the battery in my pick-up truck, and I didn’t have the right tool I needed. I’ll tell you the short story in this VIDEO. Isn’t it amazing how easy something is when you have the right tools? Sometimes we spend so much …
Have you ever felt stuck? I remember a time driving on a bus with a bunch of young people, and the bus slid off the road because of black ice, and we were stuck in a ditch. I was thankful for the ditch in that it kept us from sliding off the side of the …
We have been talking about the need to develop and continue to work on crucial habits as a leader. These habits are not natural. They are brought about by desire and discipline. They say it takes 21 days to develop or change a habit, so these habits are the result of a strong focus for …
I don’t mind getting older, but last week I hit a major milestone as I celebrated my 50th birthday. 50 isn’t near as old as it used to seem, and I’m feeling pretty good. It has caused me to begin some thoughts and evaluation. This past week I spent some time with my wife talking …
I recently read an article online that talked about how employees rate their CEO’s, and the article talked about the key areas that the CEO is measured in. The article, from 247wallst.com evaluated these 4 areas: *How well they ran their company *How well they represented their company to the public *How well they …
It’s really hard to believe that 2014 is here! The world will celebrate the New Year, and many of us take the opportunity to make some goals, some resolutions, some change. Dana Dratch writes from Bankrate.com 9 ways to keep your New Year’s Resolutions. I thought her reminders were really good and simple. Here’s the …
Today my wife and I are celebrating 26 years of marriage. That’s a long time! Over dinner last night, we talked about our marriage and talked about things that we want to work on in the coming years, and celebrated our 26 years of life together and marriage. We would both say that if you …
The Seven Goals of Success Fifth Goal: Strengthen Your Personal Evaluation System We evaluate ourselves every day. Often it is as simple as looking in a mirror. As leaders, we are constantly wondering how we are coming across to others, how we are doing. We want to know how that speech went, or how I …
Every year I take some time to do some reflection, evaluation and planning for the coming year. I can’t believe that it’s now the middle of December, and that time is NOW! I’m still finishing some things that I had hoped to be done with weeks and months ago. The reality is that we are …