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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]