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Get Busy

“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” – Abraham Lincoln There’s a great movie from the early 90’s called Groundhog Day. In that movie the main character keeps reliving the same day over and over again. No matter what happens, he wakes up the … Read more

How Are You Scaring Yourself?

“Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them.” – Rabindranath Tagore More and more it seems to me that a vast number of people have a common goal in life. I don’t know that it’s a new thing, but I’ve not really been conscious of it until … Read more

You Can’t Lead Without Leading

“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” – Abraham Lincoln Virtually every organization in the world has a leader, at least in theory. Somebody is the President, or the Chairwoman, or the CEO, or whatever. That person is officially designated as the leader. Unfortunately, just because you have the title doesn’t … Read more

Follow the Leader

“Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.” – Oscar Wilde There are plenty of factors that help determine whether any organization is successful. Things like marketing strategies, operations strategies, the ability to innovate, and so on. All of those topics get a lot of attention – just search for any of them … Read more

Imagining Reality

“Don’t let reality get in the way of your dreams.” – Anthony Liccione It’s early January and the world is full of New Year’s resolutions, lists of things you can do to make the year successful, and predictions about what kinds of things we’ll have to deal with throughout the year. In other words, it’s … Read more

There’s No Standing Still

“If you won’t be better tomorrow than you were today, then what do you need tomorrow for?” – Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav One of the pitfalls for any organization – or individual, for that matter – is the idea that we’ve been successful doing something, so in order to continue to be successful we need … Read more

Who’s In Charge Here?

“Drive thy business or it will drive thee.” – Benjamin Franklin Last week in this space the focus was on making sure what you’re doing is driving your business toward the vision and making sure you’re busy doing things that matter, not just busy being busy. Someone emailed me with the comment that while that … Read more

Why Are You So Busy?

“Where there is no vision, there is no hope.” – George Washington Carver We live in a world of activity. We feel like we’re busy all the time, and we actually take pride in it. If I ask a business owner how things are going they almost always say “We’re really busy” or “It’s been … Read more

Be Thankful

“Think of what you have rather than what you lack.  Of the things you have, select the best and then reflect how eagerly you would have sought them if you did not have them.” – Marcus Aurelius Whether you’re celebrating Thanksgiving this week in the U.S., or whether you’re doing something somewhere else, take time … Read more

What Are You Expecting?

“An optimist is someone who goes after Moby Dick in a rowboat and takes the tartar sauce with him.” – Zig Ziglar I’m a huge believer that the things we believe about ourselves and our situation drive our behavior, and that those behaviors result in outcomes that prove our beliefs to be correct. In other … Read more

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