How do you define your personal value? Many people base their personal value on outside circumstances, people, or things including family, friends, career, wealth, athletic ability, and looks. This externally focused view can set you up for a fall because your personal value should come from within. If I were to offer you a crisp, new,... Continue Reading →
Ever heard the saying "You don't know what you don't know"? This simple phrase can apply to any area of life and carry profound consequences... Last September when I posted Life Lessons From an Injury, I pretty much felt like the story was over. For those who haven't read the latter, I would encourage you... Continue Reading →
Ever had an experience where you met someone only to find out after the fact that their impression of you prior to the actual meeting was entirely different from what you turned out to be? How is this possible? According to Stephen R. Covey in his book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, communication... Continue Reading →
With the first month of 2016 coming to a close, New Years seems like only a distant memory. It is by far the most popular day of the year for setting new goals and resolutions and yet most people fall short of reaching them. Ever wonder why? Leadership expert John Maxwell teaches not to make... Continue Reading →
Have you ever said or done anything and then immediately felt a huge sense of remorse? Ever wish you could take back a spoken word or action? That would be from the "bad wolf" living inside you. Of course you all have a "good wolf" as well. And hopefully he is responsible for the majority... Continue Reading →
Note to anyone in sales in general and especially retail sales...the following are two stories about how NOT to and then How to make a sale. For the record, I'm skipping over my experience at The Men's Warehouse as it was excellent as usual. The inspiration for this post came afterwards as you will see... Continue Reading →
Do you struggle with mornings? Ask the average person how they're doing in the morning and a common answer will be "Not bad under the circumstances". Another typical answer is "I don't know, its to early to tell". These are some of the saddest words I hear and it breaks my heart for people... Continue Reading →
My parents divorced when I was very young and both remarried within a few short years. I have no memories of my Mom and first Dad being together as I was just a baby. My Mom and Jeff Amidon, my second Dad, raised me primarily however my visitation rights allowed me to see Jim Perkins,... Continue Reading →
According to Wikipedia, Andrew Carnegie (November 25, 1835 – August 11, 1919) was a Scottish American industrialist who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century. He was also one of the highest profile philanthropists of his era and had given away almost 90 percent – amounting to, in 1919, $350 million (in 2014, $4.76 billion) –... Continue Reading →
Do you see the glass half empty or half full? Most people will say "half full" with the implication of having a positive outlook on life, and yet the same people will likely constantly argue for their limitations. What do I mean? Ever hear someone say "I'm always late" or "I never do this right"... Continue Reading →
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