Check out this quote about commitment! “Too often, commitment was measured by how many hours you were willing to work. But commitment is best measured not by the time one is willing to give up, but by the energy one wants to put in.” –Eugene O’Kelly What a way to change your perspective, right? Eugene …
Time Management: Prioritize. Begin.
Recently my own words – Prioritize. Begin. – hit me like a bolt of lightning. Have you ever been hit (figuratively, not literally) completely out of the blue? Of course, you have. We’ve all had those kinds of moments. Here’s my latest. I received an invite to chat on a podcast about mindset/mental health/meditation. From …
It’s All About Your Audience, Your Customer!
I want to talk about your audience. Your customer. You’ve heard me drone on about always keeping your impact on the customer front and center in everything you do. “Always speak and write and position yourself around the IMPACT or transformation you give the client.” How many times have you read some version of this …
Doing Good, Giving Back
Let’s talk about doing good, giving back. First, have you ever acted before thinking? I mean, jumping off the cliff without even thinking about how high that cliff is? Of course! We all have, haven’t we? I want to share two stories of my latest – falling off the cliff. There is a guy out …
Business Security — How’s Yours?
I have a confession. I have never really paid a lot of attention to the topic of business security from the technological side in any operation I have led or launched. Like you, I read and tut-tutted about the headlines of the high profile hacks. Over the years, I always budgeted great gobs of funds …
Changing & Transforming Today
Change and transformation are what will drive 2021. Leaders and business owners have a ton of different realities to deal with, to cope with and to drive forward. 9 to 5 as we knew it is gone. We will never return to the industrial age ways of doing. Many positions, jobs, products, and services are …
Ready for a Change?
“In a few hundred years, when the history of our time will be written from a long-term perspective, it is likely that the most important event historians will see is not technology, not the internet, not e-commerce. It is an unprecedented change in the human condition. For the first time, literally, substantial and rapidly growing …
Change Your Thinking for the Better
You’ve heard me say ‘change your thinking for the better’ umpteen times. This week I had an epiphany. I must share it with you. For 2020, the personal accomplishment I am most proud of is losing nearly 30 pounds. (I have shrunk to 5 feet 1 and ½ inches. So trust me, 30 pounds is …
Success: Do You Exceed Eleven?
Let’s talk about one piece of success today. Do you remember the movie This is Spinal Tap? It was about one of England’s loudest heavy metal rock bands. Spinal Tap. Directed by Rob Reiner – who also played the director of the mockumentary, it was a satirical look at life inside a rock and roll …
Take a Stand!
I want to encourage you to take a stand! To climb onto your soapbox! Huh? Let me show you how it makes you stand up and stand apart from all your competition. Remember a couple of years ago, when we were in the middle of the election season? Well, one sunny day, an older gentleman …