Want to share a 4×4 that Ben Dean of Mentor Coach used in our Blue Sky Thinking class last week.  This 4×4 is known as the Covey Time Management Matrix.  See https://www.stephencovey.com/  for more about work Stephen Covey and his company has developed. The question I will put to you is simple:  How much of...Read More

Dr. Carlos Letelier did not wait for magic to happen to create his successful oral surgery practice.  He continually took action, so he was prepared when synchronistic opportunities presented themselves.  The result — he created a life of freedom for, and with, his family.  As a young man, Carlos traveled the world with a backpack...Read More

There, I said it!  It is Friday.  This my blog and I can say and write what I want.  What I want today is for businesses, large and small, to stop making a short-term money decision about whether training and development is “worth it” and open their eyes to the lost potential for greater growth...Read More

What does it take to beat the odds and live a successful life?  Richard Harris did the following when he was told his son, Tim, was born with Down syndrome: 1)  Admit disappointment, shock and fear 2)  Continue to set high expectations 3)  Learn and teach how to count the blessings of hugs in your...Read More

“The shadow knows” is part of the infamous opening line of the radio late 1930’s radio show, The Shadow.  I was reminded of the line, and its part in my life (my Mom’s says it often), when reading a chapter in the book, Integral Christianity, in preparation for a meeting to discuss how to identify...Read More

Willpower has returned!  Thanks to the research of Roy F. Baumeister and John Tierney and the publication of their recent book, Willpower:  Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength, willpower is shaking its reputation as a character flaw and being studied as a strength to be developed. The transition from studying why people lack willpower to studying...Read More

This was such a incredible offer, I wanted to post.  This is an opportunity to learn from one of the top researchers in the field of Positive Psychology, Robert Biswas-Diener , do it for free, from the comfort of your own phone.  It does not get better than that.  Here is the information.  Frist call is...Read More

In 2002 I accompanied our daughter, Dana Courtney, to a youth poetry workshop.  She had won an award and was invited to deliver her work in person.  It was a large event with several hundred teenagers.  I had the opportunity to hear many poems – not knowing they actually were a style of writing and...Read More

Almost 20 years ago, thanks to an international business class, I learned that India — with over 1 billion people at that time — already had a middle class the size of the entire US population (400 million).  That stat has stayed me with and guided my thinking about globalization and the impact of large...Read More

So much of life success and achievement is based in what you choose to believe. I was struck by this warning sign at the Louvre recently. The parable of Jesus assumes Jesus believed and trusted he could walk on water — that was in part why he could walk on water. That begs the question: What...Read More