I kept scratching the side of my face. I knew I should leave it alone, but I couldn’t help it. I also knew that if could somehow stop scratching, it might scab over before my important meeting the following morning. If it did scab over, then I could put some makeup on it and cover up the redness. That would help my [...]
Happy New Year, everyone. I was assigned to a project at work this past year that dramatically increased the amount of traveling I had to do. I went from an average of two trips a year to fifteen. While that might not be a huge number to some of you biz travelers, it sure taught [...]
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This weekend I read the Time Magazine special edition of “Mother Teresa at 100.” I don’t subscribe to her particular religion, but I’ve always admired her ability to lead others. So I jumped at the opportunity to learn more about her. The most surprising thing I learned was that there were long periods in her ministry when she no [...]
Here we all are, paused, at the top of the roller coaster of the calendar year. We are about to plunge into the Holiday Season- the final six weeks. Sure it is a wild, exhilarating ride- special school programs, family visits, and plenty of traditional food. But it is a stressful time. There are too [...]
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Shelby’s crying again. My eyes tear up as I give her one last hug. I promise I’ll be home soon, but that doesn’t stop the sniffing. We smile sadly at each other as I open the front door and walk out into the dark, chilly October morning. I’m off on another business trip. Once [...]
How much time do you spend thinking? For all of us in leadership roles, it is critical that we carve time out of our days for thinking. It affects our creativity, our ability to strategize, and it improves our overall performance in all aspects of our lives. Dr. John Maxwell, famous author and [...]
Have you ever wondered how really successful people get that way? How do they accomplish so much with what appears to be so little effort? I’m talking about REAL people here; not the ones in the self-help books or the great leaders in history. I’m talking about the ones who live near you. They [...]
I’m not able to spend much extra time with my children during the summer months, so I have to make the time I have count. I love making lifetime memories with them. Most of my favorite ones from my childhood didn’t cost my parents anything and they usually didn’t involve leaving the yard. I’m pleased that [...]