Okay, this isn’t really a blog about participation trophies. This is a blog about truth. Whatever controversial topic you feel passionate about, insert that topic where it says "participation trophies" and I wrote this blog just for you. However, when the idea came to me it...
If you don’t know the answer to that question, then your culture needs immediate attention. It’s Saturday evening, and you are meeting several of your friends for dinner. You do this once a month, and you always look forward to it. It’s the same group every...
How much time did YOU spend last week working on your leadership skills? I would bet money that it wasn't much time. I'm also willing to bet you know someone who is in a “leadership” position, yet they don’t exhibit many, if any, leadership skills. Most...
Employee engagement and business culture are rightfully getting more and more attention because of the impact on organizational results. What I’m about to share applies to family engagement and the culture in your home as well. There is just one question to ask that will...
Two weeks ago, in the span of about two hours, I had two different friends send me these two memes. When I got the first one, I said, "WOW! That’s really good!" Then I went on with my day. When I got the second one, I...
I’ve never been a fan of sarcasm. It never felt good to give it or receive it, yet, I played the sarcasm game for several years because it was prevalent in the culture I chose to be a part of. When I first vocalized my...
Athletes are constantly looking for ways to improve because even the slightest improvement can lead to a new PR or Personal Record. However, it’s a different kind of PR that actually gets them to a new personal record and this is Personal Responsibility. It is a...
In life things happen all the time that are out of our control. Sometimes they are small occurrences like someone cuts you off driving or someone took the last cup of coffee without making another pot. Other incidents are bigger like an argument with your...
I feel frustrated more often than I like to admit. It’s an emotion that most of us experience daily in some way. What I know to be true for me is that staying in my frustration doesn’t help me, and in fact, slows my progress. The...
The Way You Do Anything Is The Way You Do Everything Do you agree that the way you do anything is the way you do everything? Let’s take a look at where it might be true for you. When you have the opportunity to voice your opinion,...