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are you in?

January 27, 2012
After watching the latest republican debate last evening, it occurred to me this morning to begin an anti-politics revolution.  I earnestly found myself wondering what it would take to begin a viral revolution to boycott the polls between now until November in order to create an awakening in politicians that "old school" politics are dead.
As I witnessed the political boxing match between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, I was amazed at how much reality TV has now infiltrated the political arena.  We care less about the deep issues facing this country (and more importantly, how    Read More

instead of resolutions, make a not-to-do list!

January 3, 2012
Happy New Year! If you are like most people, you probably (once again) made some 2012 Resolutions.  You know, those self-improvement "to do" lists that many of us tend to make at the dawn of a new year.  Well, imagine for a moment that you were to be the Michelangelo of this age, but you stayed so busy doing all kinds of things - good things - that you never got around to painting and sculpting.  You would end up missing the big plan and design for your life because you    Read More

focus on what you can control

August 2, 2011

"Focus on What You Can Control"

There is so much in today's work environment that we cannot control.  It is the biggest single frustration my clients face (and report) on an almost daily basis.  It is fine to acknowledge one's frustration with the uncontrollable but if we're going to be effective leaders, we must FOCUS on what we can control. Right now I'm reading a great book written by Kevin & Jackie Freiberg titled, BOOM!: 7 Choices for Blowing the Doors Off Business-As-Usual. In a    Read More