A sincere compliment is a quick way to turn a frown into a smile, an enemy into an ally, and resistance into acceptance.
The Power of Praise
Category: Attitude
A Letter to Our Friends
For twenty-seven years, you’ve let us inTo walk by your side through thick and thin.Some plans went right, and others went wrong,Some days were great, and some felt long. You shared your hopes, your teams, your fears,Your biggest dreams across the years.We so gratefully gleaned from you,Life lessons and wisdom that rings true. We started…
Green Grass
Too many people think the grass is greener somewhere else, but the grass is green where you water it. What are you nurturing today?
A Rich Life
This poem by William Arthur Ward was printed on a magnet and stuck to our daughter’s locker when she was in 6th grade. The adventure of life is to learn. The goal of life is to grow. The nature of life is to change. The challenge of life is to overcome. The essence of life is to care. The secret of life is to dare. The beauty of life is to give. The joy of life is to love. Take just one line from this poem and…
Pursuing Growth, not Perfection
Occasionally my youngest child asks me to send her a poem. It can be for any number of reasons. Typically, it is a quick text poem to hopefully brighten her day. In this case, she was challenged in a new role while working with colleagues who were 30 years her senior and feeling like she…
From Dream to Reality
A dream written down with a date becomes a GOAL. A goal broken down into steps becomes a PLAN. A plan backed by ACTION becomes REALITY.
7 things I have learned about life . . .
Here are seven things I have learned about life: 1. Life is about love . . . giving it, getting it, and living it. 2. We are all works in progress. 3. We are each beautifully and wonderfully made for a unique purpose. 4. We are hard-wired for connection, so “disconnecting” has negative emotional and…
Building a Positive Coaching Mindset
Your mindset reflects your past, describes your present, and predicts your future. Excellence, like leadership, is built from the inside out. Your organization’s excellence will rarely exceed your team’s excellence, and your team’s excellence will rarely exceed your personal excellence. Therefore, the most important question a leader should ask is: “What am I currently doing…
To change or not to change
What you are not changing you are choosing.
3 Ways to Create a Healthy Culture
After our daughter returned from a recent dining etiquette class, we asked her to debrief us. We really wanted to know what we didn’t know on this topic. She shared with me some new learnings. For example, how do you remember how to properly set a table? The utensils on the right have 5 letters…