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You Can’t Just Sit There

“There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.” – John F. Kennedy I was going to start this week’s post talking about a client of ours who struggles to “do” anything. They talk and talk without it ever amounting to any action. There’s … Read more

Belief

“Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe I feel like I’ve written about belief a lot lately. If you’re sick of it, my apologies. Unfortunately, I keep running into situations where it’s obviously an issue. I’m not sure why I didn’t notice this for the … Read more

What Aren’t You?

“The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.” – Michael Porter We live in a world that likes to measure worth by accomplishments. We’re always talking about what we’ve done, about what goals our businesses have achieved, by what items we’ve crossed off our to-do lists. It’s implied that the more things we … Read more

Keep Yourself Sharp

“In times of change learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.” – Eric Hoffer I’m sure some of you reading this have either read or at least heard of the late Stephen Covey‘s book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. It’s … Read more

2 Reasons It’s Your Fault

“If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn’t sit for a month.” – Theodore Roosevelt A couple of weeks ago I had a conversation that I feel like I’ve had 50 times before.  I was visiting with a local service provider and talk eventually turned to … Read more

What Are You Changing?

“Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.” – Bertoit Brecht We live in a world of change.  That’s been true of everyone who’s ever walked the Earth, but it’s even truer for us today.  Things change at an almost unbelievable rate.  Just for a little perspective – … Read more

What Value Do You Bring?

“You don’t get paid for the hour.  You get paid for the value you bring to the hour.” – Jim Rohn We live in a society where a lot of people get excited about the wrong things.  Today I’m thinking about the number of hours we work.  I’ve heard a lot of leaders talk about … Read more

Are You SMART or HEALTHY?

“Be willing to be uncomfortable.  Be comfortable being uncomfortable.  It may get tough, but it’s a small price to pay for living a dream.” – Peter McWilliams I recently finished reading (for the 2nd time) The Advantage a book by one of my favorite authors, Patrick Lencioni.  The whole book is good, but the part … Read more

Thinking About Change

“To change who you are, change who you think you are.” – Jonathan Lockwood Huie We talk about change here a lot, and we’ve talked about belief before, but I think it’s so important that it’s worth revisiting.  Everything we do in our lives is driven by how we view ourselves and the world around … Read more

Getting Started

“The vision must be followed by the venture.  It is not enough to stare up the steps – we must step up the stairs.” – Vance Havner My experience with business leaders is that those who are successful and thinking about the future never suffer from a lack of ideas.  Rarely do we sit down … Read more

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