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Best Friends
Category: Inspiration
Look Up!
We spend so much of our lives looking down at our schedules, our deadlines, our problems, our needs, and certainly, at our phones. Meanwhile, people are all around us. People who are hurting. People carrying burdens they rarely speak about. People feeling lonely, uncertain, ashamed, or overwhelmed. People who may simply need someone to notice…
Control Your Destiny
Watch your thoughts,they become your words. Watch your words,they become your actions. Watch your actions,they become your habits. Watch your habits,they become your character. Watch your character,it becomes yourDESTINY. —Frank Outlaw
Your Purpose and Service
I recently had lunch with two inspiring friends, Larry Foster and Jim Atkins, who are both 86 years young. Clearly, I am the only one in the photo who looks his age! These men are fully engaged in life mainly because they have a clear purpose that is outside of themselves. Their lives revolve around…
Best Weekend To-Do List Ever!
If you’re like us, you have more "to-dos" than time. So, here is one to-do list you probably rarely think of but is vital to our sustained personal effectiveness. It’s simple: Play, Rest, and Think. Play It’s easy to disregard playing as trivial, especially when there are so many “serious” things we need to do: problems…
Quotes from a Champion
With Wimbledon in the rear-view mirror and the U.S. Open in the windshield, here are nine quotes from tennis trailblazer Billie Jean King. “Champions keep playing until they get it right.” “Tennis taught me so many lessons in life. One of the things it taught me is that every ball that comes to me, I have…
Clever Signs
Small businesses need every advantage they can get. Clever signage is a great way to make a memorable impression. Here are a few we thought you might appreciate: In a Podiatrist's office: Time wounds all heels. On a Septic Tank Truck: Yesterday's Meals on Wheels. At an Optometrist's Office: If you don't see what you're looking for,…
A Father’s Legacy
On March 4, 1914, my late father, Peter Colantuono was born and would soon become part of the Greatest Generation. Over 100 years later, I sit in my ergonomic office chair gazing out my window at a beautiful tree line. It’s a welcome mental break from considering a particular client’s challenge and polishing up a…
11 Reflections from Maya Angelou
When the great American poet, the late Maya Angelou, reflected on her life and learnings, she said, “I’ve learned that… No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. You can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three…
Peanuts Wisdom
Sparky didn't have much going for him. He failed every subject in eighth grade. In high school, he flunked Latin, Algebra, English, and Physics. He made the golf team but lost the only important match of the season, and then he lost the consolation match. He was awkward socially. He never once asked a girl…