Episode 34: How B.S. is your Biggest Enemy
No, “B.S.”, is not what you think. B.S. here means “Bad Story” Some people feel like they have enemies all around them. Perhaps some do. But the real enemy that all of us are confronted with is one – ourselves. It’s the one enemy we have control over. Yet it’s the one enemy we often fail […]
Episode 33: Have Each Other’s Back
I hate the thinking that relationships, whether business or personal, are a 50/50 split. Nothing is 50/50! Not in marriages. Not in friendships. Not in business partnerships or alliances. Too many of us equate equal attention, equal contribution, doing only as you would do … as then worthy of your time or help. In business […]
Episode 32: Listen So You Can Understand
That sounds simple. It’s not. At least not for me. I find myself more focused on being understood than in understanding. Does that sound like you? Here’s the crux of the problem. Communication IS the relationship. Think about it. Without good communication you can’t have a relationship, personally or in business. Stephen Covey was the […]
Episode 31: The Great Networker’s Secret: Be An Activator
People talk all the time about personal networks and networking. Yet so few are really good at it. I think the reason is that most approach networking the wrong way. They approach their network as “if you build it, they will come.” Instead, it should be “if you focus on them, value will return to […]
Episode 30: An Attitude of Gratitude
As we go about our Thanksgiving week, let’s approach it with that simple statement. An attitude of gratitude. How do you show an attitude of gratitude in how you act? That’s generally reflected first with a smile. More importantly, when you smile, look them right in the eyes. When you look at someone eye to […]
Episode 29: Give NOW All You’ve Got!
Many dream about the future. They hope for it. They pray for it. Unfortunately, what they often miss is RIGHT NOW. Now will never come again. Once now ends, now is over. I remember the greatest night I had with my boy, little Lee, named after my dad. He was three and a half years old. […]
Episode 28: Collaboration is the Key and the Perfect Symphony
If you give, you get. And in no way does that come to light more than when you collaborate with others. Collaboration is defined as the action of working with someone to produce or create something. My own definition is a bit different. To me, collaboration is the action of working with someone to raise each […]
Episode 27: Don’t Make These 6 Bad Decisions
I read an article that compiled from experts on what are the 6 decisions that you can make in your life, that are the WORST! And I agree. Here are the six: First, you do things based upon what others think you should do or be. Trust you. Don’t act to satisfy others. […]
Episode 26: Stop Procrastinating with Purposeful Inertia through Baby Steps
Procrastination is delaying or avoiding something. Look, I’m the ultimate procrastinator. It’s one of my super powers. Okay, so it’s really my Super Sabotager All my life I have had to battle procrastination. One solution I found comes from physics and the concept of inertia. Inertia is an object in motion and because it’s moving, […]
Episode 25: Problems are not Stop Signs, They are Guidelines
That title isn’t from me but from the Reverend Robert Shuller The usual definition of a “problem” is a situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome. That definition has fear, uncertainty and anxiety often reigning supreme when problems arise. We are looking to deny or avoid problems, not solve them. We […]
