Do you maintain perseverance through tough times? In the late 60’s Martin Seligman and Steven Maier conducted an experiment with 3 groups of dogs. The first group was placed in a harness and soon released. The second and third groups of dogs were yoked in pairs, […]
What if we thought more about strategic thinking? How much more effective could we be? The typical leader’s average day consists of meetings, fire fighting, shaping relationships and more meetings. Many leaders don’t give much thought in terms of strategic thinking. I jumped out of bed […]
Familiar wisdom is often ignored. My son plays Pop Warner football and he is a running back. I recall being at a game where I noticed that he was not using his straight-arm to avoid being tackled. His actions resulted in not performing at his full […]
Do you have a job, career or calling? A job pays the bills. Having a career means you will spend a significant amount of time of your life working in an area the will present opportunities for growth. But a calling is much deeper. A calling […]
Whatever challenges we have today can be conquered with positive patterns of thinking. If we observe the best athletes, skilled workers, and planners we recognize that they possess certain thought processes when dealing with a challenge. Regardless if they are attempting to make a foul shot […]
We have the power of choice and we can choose how we see the world. What are we doing with the knowledge that we already have? The Matrix is one of my favorite movies. It shows that we live in two distinct worlds.
Trying to be perfect is a huge challenge; however, we can be consistent. Early in my career as a network engineer, I spent a lot of time wiring cabinets that housed network equipment. While working at the GE Military Systems Division, I had the opportunity to […]
Leading millennials takes patience and may be a big challenge without the proper insight, systems and time. Millennials are also known as Generation Y. This group was born approximately between 1982-1999 so their ages today range from approximately 14-31. I’m in contact with […]
We don’t often realize that we are in the midst of fighting the battle before the battle really begins. I’m sitting at my desk with a number of documents opened on my laptop. I start to skim through the collection of documents that I need to […]
Are you talking to yourself? I have to admit, I talk to myself quite often. When I’m in the car, in my office or exercising, I’m talking to myself about solving problems, prioritizing tasks or mapping out a project. By this time […]
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