The Power of a Smile … Occasionally I feel the need to share a personal experience with you especially when something impacts me in a profound way. Yes, I know this is a business blog … And yet in my day-to-day life I find it nearly impossible to separate the closely intertwined personal thoughts and…
L-O-V-E: The One You’re With … I have a number of friends who are single … One of the things I hear them they say is, “I wish I could find someone to love …” I have a number of friends who are married … One of the things I hear them say is, “Sometimes…
L-O-V-E: What You Do … A survey of nearly 11,000 employees by Blessings White showed that only 31% of those surveyed stated they were engaged at work. That means 69% are not engaged and when you’re not engaged you probably don’t like what you do! If employee engagement and job satisfaction are directly linked to…
Hope and Change and Change and Hope and … Get Over it! Webster’s dictionary defines hope as a feeling. It states … hope is “the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best.” I believe that hope begins with a thought, a frame of mind, and…
Oops … I Did It … Again! Saturday I had a chance to watch my girlfriend’s 12 year old daughter Ally play club volley ball. They won their first match pretty quickly and then moved onto the next. It was during this second match that I watched the negative affects that poor leadership has on…
A friend of mine and I were discussing the difference between forgiveness and letting go. I shared that in order to forgive, you have to be willing to completely let go of the incident or misdeed. She shared that there were a few things in her life that she had forgiven others for AND she…
The other night I had a potentially energy draining experience at the local Shell gas station. After realizing that gas was .15 per gallon more than the local grocery store (I should’ve bought it when I was there) I filled the tank up. As I waited for the pump to finish processing the transaction so I…
I just received an incredible offer from Smart Money Magazine. Why? Because apparently I am a “Professional” and that entitles me to the “Professional Rate.” And what does that get me? You’re not going to believe this … the normal cover price of Smart Money Magazine is $319.00 when it’s bundled with 52 Weekly issues…
Have you ever gotten to the end of your day and had this realization … I didn’t really accomplish a “d–n” thing today! So you grab your to-do list and write down what you did do … And then check those items off your list so you felt like you actually accomplished something. Okay let’s see ……
The Key to Happiness There are times in my life when I simply do not like what is going on. When this happens I typically go into my “grab control of the situation” mode so that I could get things back to normal and in “control” again. Recently I found myself traveling back to Cleveland…