Celebrating my 20th wedding anniversary this week, I’ve been pondering what has helped make our marriage so happy. What is it about this guy, now with speckles of gray in his hair, that still makes my heart skip a beat when I see him walk in the door from the orchard in his faded jeans ...…
As a professional speaker I spend time attending all sorts of business events. More and more I’ve noticed something: A lack of personal responsibility in many phases of preparing for, traveling to, and speaking at events. I submit the following true (and all too common) examples: The woman who didn’t leave enough time to get ...…
Unless you’re a marine biologist or work at an aquarium, you probably can’t tell the difference between a dolphin and a porpoise. I recently had to look up their distinguishing characteristics – which include their relative numbers of species, their length, and the shape of their teeth – on the informative www.dolphinworld.org. But almost all ...…
If you’ve ever baked a cake, you know that if you put in fresh, delicious ingredients in the appropriate amounts at the appropriate time, you often create something delicious. You also know that while many tasty ingredients may be available to you and within easy reach, like mustard, pepper, garlic or vinegar, they simply don’t ...…
I was stunned recently when a long-time client called to say, “Our team is not functioning well. We need help…soon.” While it’s not uncommon to hear a team is struggling to be effective, it was a huge surprise with this particular group. I’d been working with them for many years and had always known them ...…
You never know how you are going to be called to serve in a given day. Today, I was called to serve by rescuing a trapped bird. During the recent storms we’ve been experiencing, the bird found shelter in a lamp post outside my home. At the time, it likely seemed genius for the bird ...…
Have you ever wondered, “What is the secret to getting that sought after position?” Perhaps you’re a job seeker trying to make sense of the current job market … or you’re a service professional seeking to land more clients. Following are some inside tips from human resource executives and hiring managers that can prepare you ...…
“…Faith is knowing one of two things will happen: There will be something solid to stand on or you will be taught to fly.” Patrick Overton Have you noticed that when you’re making a really big leap, your mind tends to think about what you have to give up rather than what you could gain? ...…
One of the game changers for people who are living their champion life is that they make better decisions than the others struggling to find their A-game. Determining the fastest, most effective route to better decisions can be paralyzing or costly. The bare, naked truth is that I have spent hours creating dead ends. Along ...…
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