Just today, my wife and I brought our newborn baby boy home. Oh, wait a minute. That was 16 years ago today! How can that be? From drooling to driving in a nanosecond. In spite of our attempts to make time stand still, my son is ready to quit taking a ride and take the…
Video of wi-sJETKwMQ In my last post I discussed a pretty good habit you can swap for a really great one – Quit Taking a Ride... and Take the Wheel. Winners are always in the driver's seat. As a result, they let their actions rise above their excuses. When problems arise, what's your first reaction?…
Three months ago The LETTER was titled By the Numbers. In that issue I shared the significance of 14 different numbers and mentioned the fact I really enjoy the heady television drama "Numb3rs." So, I am a sucker for a good mathematical calculation that yields a practical answer (I am no theoretical mathematician). Unlike the…
Video of RPVxJRKW6as Tom Peters called intuition our greatest gift. It’s the feeling we get when what we are seeing doesn’t match up with the facts we think we know; it’s the sudden move we make without thinking that saves us from disaster; it’s the voice that tells us the truth rather than what we…
I love a good quotation as much as anyone. I remember a classic quote from way back when I was a kid (I’m still a kid at heart, even if not in years). The quote was "Winners never quit and quitters never win." We’ve all heard that one and may have even tried to live…
A zillion more job cuts, no credit available, healthcare costs keep rising, and on and on and on. No laughing matter for sure... well, maybe. I contend that taking this economic downturn or any form of adversity 100% seriously won’t help you reverse your situation any faster, so you might as well laugh a little…
No doubt, we live in a mega-connected world... Linked in, Face book, three email accounts, blogs galore, Blackberries, instant messaging, real-time stock updates, photo downloads from outer space. Most of us are so connected we couldn’t disconnect if we tried (lest we stare down the dark tunnel of technology withdrawals). But I am talking about…
One of the keys discussed in my Orchestrating Attitude webinar is to speak with strength. The words we use are more powerful than we can imagine. There is power in the words that we use, the things that we say, and the things that we do. Most people greet each other with words that have…
Thank you for your overwhelming response to the new 3-minute movie, "The Nature of Excellence." If you haven't had a chance to view it, take a look now at: http://www.NatureofExcellence. One of the themes of this inspiring movie is Perseverance. Just last month as I was watching CNN I was struck by a wonderful current-day…
(This report is an excerpt from “7 Moments… That Define Excellent Leaders”.) Charlie Jones is a sportscaster who has covered several Olympic Games in his long career. At the 1996 games in Atlanta, he was assigned to announce the rowing, canoeing and kayaking events – a situation that left him less than thrilled, since it…
