Years ago, in doing research for a Football Character Presentation, I came across an interesting tidbit from our Founding Fathers. Both George Washington and John Adams used similar lines in letters they wrote during the American Revolution: “No one can guarantee success. I can guarantee something better. We will deserve success” “It is not […]
On my business trips I do what I can to keep exercising and prefer a morning walk through a local park instead of the treadmill in the hotel’s fitness room. On one of those walks I came across a plaque for the woman who spearheaded and developed a park in Rockford, IL. The plaque had
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I was working a trade show with a business colleague of mine and we were discussing his sales style that is heavily weighted on relationships. The reason for the conversation was that he had just met a new and very significant decision maker at the account he handles, a top 3 account for the company.
God wired me to be a coach. Yet that is not my chosen profession, just my passion. I have spent over 35 years volunteering as a coach and being involved with young athletes. I have coached at many levels – rec leagues, travel teams, AAU, High School, College, Special Olympics volleyball and even a Women’s
“Is the glass half empty or half full?” is a common expression generally used to indicate that a situation could be a cause for optimism (half full) or pessimism (half empty). I personally have always said the glass is “half full with plenty of milk in the fridge.” I am an optimistic realist, I like
The ‘last mile’ is a phrase widely used in the telecommunications industry, the industry in which I make my living. It refers to the final leg of the network that delivers services to customers; that portion of the network that physically reaches the end-user’s premises. The last mile is typically the speed bottleneck in communication
I am not exactly sure where or when I first heard the phrase “hope is not a strategy.” In fact, it is debatable as to who conceived the phrase. I have seen it attributed to former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani who used the phrase, “Because ‘change’ is not a destination, just as ‘hope’
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Stephen Covey’s Seven Habits of Highly Effective People has been a source of material for character lessons I do for the local High School football team. While doing prep work for a lesson on Habit 6: Synergy, I came to the realization that a major problem today in society is the lack of synergy. The
The aspect of change has been a big part of my personal growth. I have come to embrace change as a beautiful and enriching element; since change is inevitable, I want to be able to guide the direction it takes me. Understanding change and its implications in business has been key to my success. I
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Easter Sunday sermons often mention the large stone in front of the tomb and the spices being brought by the women. As the women arrived at the tomb they were concerned about circumstances – how would they move the large stone, and would the spices be enough. They lost focus on the vision Jesus had
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