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Only you

“If you don’t see the book you want on the shelves, write it.” – Beverly Cleary Sometimes, even for leaders, it’s really difficult to think for ourselves. We get bombarded with books and podcasts and self-help ideas and articles and a million other things telling us what we should be and do. We think that … Read more

when tolerance is bad

“Once you let go of all the negative people in your life…positive ones appear.” – Autumn Kohler I’ve been thinking about a challenging topic lately because it keeps popping up. Most recently, I was involved in a meeting with one of our clients and watched an individual behave poorly. They were extremely negative, borderline disrespectful, … Read more

Liked vs right

“Some people don’t like you because your strength reminds them of their weakness. Don’t let the hate slow you down.” – Dr. Thema Bryant There is nothing wrong with wanting other people to like you. Wanting to be part of the tribe is a natural part of being human. It’s perfectly normal to think about … Read more

It’s Your move

“The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.” – Albert Ellis Everyone faces challenges and barriers in their lives, both personally and professionally. Life … Read more

It’s Not about the plan

“We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” – Joseph Campbell Planning is an important part of leadership. No organization was ever successful for very long without taking time to plan for its future. Regardless of size, purpose, location, or … Read more

impact

“If your vision is for a year, plant wheat. If your vision is for ten years, plant trees. If your vision is for a lifetime, plant people.” – Old Chinese Proverb One of the things I appreciate about most of the leaders I get to work with is that, for the most part, they’re in … Read more

Face it

“You cannot find peace by avoiding life.” – Michael Cunningham Last week in this space the topic was leading with the knowledge that, no matter what happens, you can’t make everyone happy, so do what you think is best and deal with what happens. Based on the feedback we received, that touched a nerve. Apparently, … Read more

No More Looking Backwards

“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” – John F. Kennedy Everyone knows change is hard. And it’s not only hard to change, sometimes it’s hard to even wrap our minds around what change to make. We’re bombarded with ideas … Read more

Identify And Act

“Stop making excuses. You’re the only one stopping you.” – Issa Rae Life can be overwhelming. There are literally thousands of pieces of information coming at us on a daily basis. A study done not that long ago determined that we are hit with the equivalent of 150+ newspapers’ worth of information every day. It’s … Read more

Are You Saying No?

“Courage is the resistance to fear, the mastery of fear – not absence of fear.” – Mark Twain Way back in January – that seems like years ago – we declared 2025 the year of No. Now that the year is nearly a third over, it seems like a good time to revisit that declaration. … Read more

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