Who among you feels that disagreements can only be resolved when one party acknowledges that the other is right? That was me in the early days of my marriage. Ah, the black and white clarity of [...]
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. Albert Einstein Large and strikingly bright yellow, the caterpillar made its way up the leg of the table just outside [...]
Who you are speaks so loudly I can’t hear what you’re saying. Ralph Waldo Emerson Not so long ago, I asked one of our employees about her week-end. She said, “I met a guy who [...]
Almost ten years ago, my wife's father died in a tragic accident. A month or two after it happened, she ran into an acquaintance from our church and school. As they were catching up on things, my [...]
Apple launched the ad above in 1997 after the return of Steve Jobs and as part of its “Think Different” campaign. The ad was massively successful and is considered iconic. A Steve Jobs narrated [...]
This week, a Harvard Business Review post caught my eye. The post was entitled: Most Leaders Know Their Strengths – but Are Oblivious to Their Weaknesses. In it, the authors make the point [...]
What do you do when you don't have a good answer? How do you react when you hit a dead-end? What do you do when things get really difficult?Do you shrug?
I remember the beginning distinctly. At 16, I was obsessed with goal setting, positive thinking, visualization, and the belief that anything I could "conceive and believe, I could achieve."
A growing sense of foreboding permeated every waking hour. For weeks, he'd watched as the situation worsened. Unsure. Fearful. He prayed. He cried. He struggled.
"Wait for it..." Her words hung in the air as moments later the sun broke the horizon in a blazing orange burst that pushed the sky's darkness into full retreat. Minutes before, night ruled with [...]
