Most underused words in our language. These 2 words can elevate our world and the world of others, if we said it more. It shows acknowledgment, and recognition…the 2 things people desire most, even above money. So let’s get these 2 words back into our vocabulary, and when we say “Thank You”, let’s mean it… Read more »
We tend to only schedule our headaches? With “To do” lists…”To do” this, “To do” that: Pick up the laundry, go shopping, clean the toilets, mow the lawn, go to work, gut the garage, buy the present, finish the chores…not a lot of love there. We need to spin it, and schedule time to “Do… Read more »
Any road will take you there”. Good plan, if you don’t care where you end up. But last I checked, most people want to know where they are going to end up. So all we have to do is make a plan to where we want to go, and then we will be looking for,… Read more »
It’s a journey. Happiness is not found in the end results, it is found in the process. Happiness is not a destination, it is the way to travel. We can put it in many forms, but we must always remember that we need to find and enjoy happiness along the way, and not wait until… Read more »
Echoes for Eternity. In the Leadership Essentials class that I delivered at Zappos, we said that “We are building this company for our grandchildren”. And “What we do today, will be reflected in our business 50 years from now”. But maybe “Echoes for Eternity”, is more fitting. Yours in “Choices” – Coach
And it seems to come out of nowhere?? Take it and run with it – without hesitation! Many times we go cruising along, from day to day and week to week, just going about our business and only getting excited occasionally, because we are focused on what’s in front of us and not what’s around… Read more »
Other doors always open up. Yet some of us don’t see the other doors opening, because our focus stays on the door that has closed. That’s the key to “Spinning it and Winning it”. When we face a challenge, like a door closing, we “spin it” into a positive, lesson, or an opportunity…that way, our… Read more »
Of some real analyzing…pulling from our own experiences. Other decisions are in need of some input from our friends and family. And with some decisions, we need some objective advice. And sometimes, we just need our “gut” to be the umpire. Yours in “Decisions” – Coach
Positive train leave the station? Does it take until that first cup of coffee? Which is your turning “set point”…good to have a starting line. Or do you do it “reptilian style” and take your time, as you start to move around and get warmed up and get the blood flowing?…slow and sure is always… Read more »
(if we have to) and Praise in Public. A Good Rule to live by. Everybody knows their own faults and weaknesses,so there is no need to have others know them as well. And since we all strive for Acknowledgment and Recognition, Praise should be done in Public. And it makes no difference if it concerns… Read more »