As August, 2012 comes to a close with the light of a Blue Moon, I wanted to re-post this offer that expires this Monday. Have a safe and wonderful Labor Day Weekend. If your travels take you to Queens, NY Resorts World New York, Gary Russo will be performing free at the 360 Bar, Sunday...Read More
Nothing brings back your vitality than vacation. So that is what I am doing for the next eight days — mixed with just the right amount of business connections and re-connections each day. Most of all I plan to keep up my Random Acts of Kindle Kindness. It has been a delight to hear the...Read More
This TED video is going to make you Thank God It’s Monday. Shawn Achor is an incredible presenter. He had me hooked with the title: The happy secret to better work, but when he said the line, “The reason I am here today and the reason I get up excited each morning is Positive Psychology!”...Read More
Forgive Focus Future Forgive the past. Focus on the present. Create your future. Need I write more? Peace is a process – whether it is world peace or personal peace. Thank you, Andrea T. Goeglein, PhD http://www.linkedin.com/in/drsuccessphd https://www.facebook.com/DrSuccessPhD P.S. I took this photo at the Stanford Shopping Center in September 2011. I titled it in...Read More
Marissa Mayer’s appointment as the CEO of Yahoo! has created a lot of conversation. Initially, I was saddened at the focus. I felt the stories were paying attention to Marissa’s personal life in a way that would not have happen if a 37 year old male had been appointed to the position. Then I needed to...Read More
Don’t Die Stupid, Stupid! is the working title of my next Don’t Die book. I can remain quiet no longer. The number of people making “unintelligent decisions” or “acting in an unintelligent or careless manner” is too great. I have come to the decision that the choice to be stupid and act stupid is standing in...Read More
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
“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