Don’t know about you, but I’ve been blessed with an almost perfectly peaceful career. I’ve worked with hundreds of people who interacted with respect, professionalism, and strived to be a team. Most disagreements were about finding the best way to complete a project or reach a goal. Occasionally, there were personality conflicts. While we like […]
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Patience? Virtuous? Nope!
Doing It Now or Waiting – What’s Best for You? Veruca Salt was right. When the Willie Wonka character wanted something, she wanted it NOW! Her biggest obstacle was herself because she was rude, obnoxious, and disrespectful. Aside from that, she was current: there is no reason to wait for the things you want. You […]
Movie Quotes for Successful Professionals
Movies are fun, informative, entertaining, uplifting, and thought provoking. I’ve been a movie buff my entire life. Mom took me and my sister to see movies like Bambi, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, and Benji. Dad took me to my first grownup movie, Airport 1975, when I was twelve years old. My life has been influenced by […]
Control is Not an Illusion
“Use the Force, Luke!” the ghostly voice of Obi Wan Kenobi echoed in Luke Skywalker’s mind as he made his high-speed approach to the Death Star’s exhaust vent. “Let go. Luke, trust me.” Sorry to be the one to tell you: Jedi mind tricks won’t work anywhere in our universe. While we can’t control the […]
7 Habits for Time Management Success
Too much to do and not enough time. That’s the mentality of millions of us no matter how much is sounds like a cliché. Managing time is easier with rules as we’ve all learned. Some rules make sense, others are a struggle to follow, and breaking a few is like sneaking candy when you’re on […]
What Video Games Thought Me About Business
Yes, I’m a gamer. I’ve been playing since Pong was released, when Pac Man and Donkey Kong changed the world, and “Tom Sawyer” by Rush became the video gamer’s anthem. Even today, video games have taught me a lot about succeeding in today’s business world. Let me start with one of the basics: Every video […]
Keep Swinging: A New Look at Business and Baseball
Using sports analogies in business has been around since the Great Bambino swung a bat. Watching an MLB game at my local sports bar had me thinking about how much baseball really is the same as business and life. The batter must react to every pitch. We do that with each “pitch” Life throws at […]