Blog #218 No, I am not a drug dealer or a doctor, but I do carry a pager. Recently, we were out with friends for dinner and my pocket started to vibrate. I reached in and pulled out my pager. Our younger friends looked at me with suspicion – I think they might have only […]
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Define Success on Your Terms, Part 1
Blog #213 I’m going to go out on a limb here: I think we have lost perspective on what success looks like. We have abdicated this role to reality TV, big advertising, our peers, even our parents. Contrary to what our country’s media shares with us, I believe we are living in the most exciting […]
Finding Balance: Do You Love What You Do?
One of the main things I preach is that to be a great leader, it’s imperative you find some form of balance in your life. I believe this is critical for us as leaders to be our best so we can be there for our people and organization. When someone tells me they’re working 80 […]
This Tool Can Help You Find Balance
“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” – Aristotle Previously, I outlined why setting goals works and how reviewing past victories can put you in the right frame of mind for creating clear, bold, and healthy goals. Also, I discussed the importance of knowing your priorities and how your True […]
The Power of Setting Annual Family Goals
Reka and I just returned from a very productive trip to Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon. (For the record, we are not Vegas people, we are backcountry people). Part of the reason we go away around the holidays is because it can be bit of a weird time of year for us–we weren’t able […]
Four Pillars of a Great Life Part V, Pillar IV: Passion
Originally posted in September 2015 by Social Media Contractors I am going to embarrass myself a bit here. As I said earlier on, I recently had some major surgery that required me to remain inactive and because of this I consumed much more than my fill of bad TV. At the same time I am pondering the […]