Turning Adversity into Advantage
What if our adversities in life are for our learning? I’m talking about the person who stole from you, The friend who betrayed you The business partner who acted out of integrity Even the [...]
Are you pretending to be someone else?
She is a tiny thing. I’m thinking she can’t be more than 85 pounds soaking wet so how does she see over the podium she just told me she stands behind? Her boss has [...]
How to Begin Making Your Mess Your Message!
I headed out on the trail this weekend from a new campsite…. Taking Tala, my long -haired German Shepherd Dog with me…. There were miles of trails, but I chose an easy choice the [...]
It’s Time to Throw The Net
In a small coastal town in Brazil, called LagunaDozens of men stand in the shallow water with nets.Just standing.It looks odd!But there is a partnership here that has been active for generations;The fishermenare waiting for [...]
Is Your Dream Big Enough To Scare You?
“I am the least qualified to do this, truly,” she shyly said. The woman sitting across from me has a big dream. The non-profit she is starting will help hundreds and eventually, thousands Of [...]
Crazy Horse or Holy Crazy?
Korczak Ziolkowski may not be a household to name to most people But he devoted his life to one project that you most likely do recognize. Lakota Chief Henry Standing Bear commissioned Ziolkowski in 1948 [...]
Burn Your Ships and Reach Your Dreams
There are moments in life when it’s time to burn our ships. In 1519, Hernan Cortez arrived in the New World with 600 men. Outnumbered by far by the local inhabitants, It was tempting [...]
An Unusual Gift Reveals a Lesson
It was a 60th birthday.We sat pondering a most perplexing questionWhat do you get the person who has everything he needs,and what he wants he buys for himself?Here is the rabbit hole of thought my [...]
Simple Can Be Deep
“He considered the space between the television set and the children to be holy ground.” For once, Tom Hanks was not at the helm of an ill-fated ship, plane, or spaceship, but he transformed [...]
A Tell Can Sink A Deal
A tell can destroy a sale. What is a tell? It comes at the point where a presenter asks for the sale. The money part. Even if the PowerPoint rocked and the speech was [...]