10 Things I learned About Life and Business from a Single Mom
I was raised as the only child of a hard working single Mom. In my formative years, she taught me so much about life and business. Truthfully, I didn’t know that’s what I was learning until the day came for me to enter the business world. Then, moment by moment, as the tests and trials […]
SFT: A Simple Reminder for Leadership Performance
Dr. David L. Cook is a sports performance coach and business consultant who has made the phrase “SFT” famous. Leadership performance can be reduced to these three little ideas. You might know Dr. Cook’s name from a little book titled “Seven Days in Utopia”. The book was made into a movie starring Robert Duvall and […]
Leaders Build Stepping Stones
What do you think of when someone says something about a stepping stone? The origin comes from placement of stones across a stream so that a pedestrian can walk across the flow of the water without getting wet. Often the stones are placed by hikers trying to make a crossing in a river. The stones […]
Merry Christmas: Are YOU the Gift?
Soon will be Christmas, December 25. I’m not really ashamed to admit that I still celebrate Christmas. It has been in my family tradition for many decades. I respect the needs of saying ‘happy holidays’ to those who may not be of Christian descent and choose not to celebrate in the tradition of Christmas, but […]
Where and What Holds Your Faith
Faith is a delicate subject these days. There is so much debate being derived from the religious extremists’ assertions of faith. I want to dial it down a bit. I want to get more basic. I want to talk with you about faith as an essential element of effective leadership. Here is my argument. We all […]
Harness The Power of Your Mind’s Attention and Your Heart’s Affection
Our spiritual leaders should guide us and inspire us. Recently, my pastor did just that by sharing a phrase that has captured my interest more than some of the other wise words from this man, Dr. John Lockhart. The phrase was: “Your mind’s attention and your heart’s affection” Dr. Lockhart attributes the context to Dr. Bruce […]