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Lady Luck

“Chance favors the prepared mind.” — Louis Pasteur A fairly large number of people that I have met and talked to seem to have this mindset that luck is what makes somebody successful. That no matter how much effort you put in, in the end, if you aren’t lucky, you

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The Trap of Prosperity

“The minute you’re satisfied with where you are, you aren’t there anymore.” — Tony Gwynn   If you’re not familiar with Tony Gwynn, he is a baseball player who was inducted to the Hall of Fame in 2007, and although he is not a president or a business leader, he

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If a Job is Once Begun…

“Everyone who’s ever taken a shower has an idea. It’s the person who gets out of the shower, dries off and does something about it who makes a difference.” — Nolan Bushnell People often classify themselves as either a thinker or a doer, and think that both of these things

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Succeed Through Humility

“The biggest challenge after success is shutting up about it.” — Criss Jami   The feeling of success, of overcoming a great boundary, is one of the greatest in the world. It is what pushes men and women toward greatness and gives them the drive and willpower to push forward,

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Loyalty — The Ultimate Form of Respect

“You can buy a person’s hands but you can’t buy his heart. His heart is where his enthusiasm, his loyalty is.” — Stephen R. Covey Continuing on from the last post, I figured I would go into a little bit more detail on one of the most important aspects of

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It Ain’t Easy

“It can’t be about you… if you want to lead.” Bobbie Goheen Leadership is the ability to define a common purpose and continually align people, resources, actions and behaviors to achieve the vision/goal. This is an easy statement to write and hard one to live out everyday. If you are

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Get Out of The Way

“Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, not of words. Trust movement.” ~Alfred Adler To be a leader is to trust change. This perhaps is one of the most critical attributes to learn that it is not about trusting others or yourself it is about trusting the

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Follow

“Follow your instincts. That’s where true wisdom manifests itself.” Oprah To be a good leader you have to be a good follower. The ability to “follow” your instincts is an innate skill that takes practice to know, hear, understand and “follow”. Can it be taught…no. It must be discovered through

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Making the Impossible Possible

“We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible.” Vince Lombardi Vince was right and wrong at the same time. As leaders we are presented everyday with situations that are described by others as “impossible” and yet we find a way through. What allows

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Lady Luck

“Chance favors the prepared mind.” — Louis Pasteur A fairly large number of people that I have met and talked to seem to have this mindset that luck is what makes somebody successful. That no matter how much effort you put in, in the end, if you aren’t lucky, you

Continue Reading »

The Trap of Prosperity

“The minute you’re satisfied with where you are, you aren’t there anymore.” — Tony Gwynn   If you’re not familiar with Tony Gwynn, he is a baseball player who was inducted to the Hall of Fame in 2007, and although he is not a president or a business leader, he

Continue Reading »

If a Job is Once Begun…

“Everyone who’s ever taken a shower has an idea. It’s the person who gets out of the shower, dries off and does something about it who makes a difference.” — Nolan Bushnell People often classify themselves as either a thinker or a doer, and think that both of these things

Continue Reading »

Succeed Through Humility

“The biggest challenge after success is shutting up about it.” — Criss Jami   The feeling of success, of overcoming a great boundary, is one of the greatest in the world. It is what pushes men and women toward greatness and gives them the drive and willpower to push forward,

Continue Reading »

Loyalty — The Ultimate Form of Respect

“You can buy a person’s hands but you can’t buy his heart. His heart is where his enthusiasm, his loyalty is.” — Stephen R. Covey Continuing on from the last post, I figured I would go into a little bit more detail on one of the most important aspects of

Continue Reading »

It Ain’t Easy

“It can’t be about you… if you want to lead.” Bobbie Goheen Leadership is the ability to define a common purpose and continually align people, resources, actions and behaviors to achieve the vision/goal. This is an easy statement to write and hard one to live out everyday. If you are

Continue Reading »

Get Out of The Way

“Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, not of words. Trust movement.” ~Alfred Adler To be a leader is to trust change. This perhaps is one of the most critical attributes to learn that it is not about trusting others or yourself it is about trusting the

Continue Reading »

Follow

“Follow your instincts. That’s where true wisdom manifests itself.” Oprah To be a good leader you have to be a good follower. The ability to “follow” your instincts is an innate skill that takes practice to know, hear, understand and “follow”. Can it be taught…no. It must be discovered through

Continue Reading »

Making the Impossible Possible

“We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible.” Vince Lombardi Vince was right and wrong at the same time. As leaders we are presented everyday with situations that are described by others as “impossible” and yet we find a way through. What allows

Continue Reading »