“True Grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done. No moral man can have peace of mind if he leaves undone what he knows he should have done.” ~John Wayne The movie: True Grit (the original starring John Wayne). The scene: John Wayne, on his horse in a meadow, 50…
“The opposite of courage is not cowardice, it is conformity.” – Rollo May It takes courage to change the “things” in our lives that are not working. It sometimes takes even more courage to be willing to take a long, deep look at ourselves to see what we are doing or thinking that is…
Losing Sight of the Big Rocks Years ago, I had the opportunity to work with a Fortune 100 company going through a merger. At the time, there was immense pressure to make sure five key areas of the integration went flawlessly. Most importantly, the reservation’s systems, which were foundational for driving revenue. Similar companies who…
And the Truth Shall… A few weeks ago I had an opportunity to work with a group of leaders. At one point in the day we arrived at a fork in the road. Path A: Ignore the elephant in the room and continue to pretend that everything was “fine,” even though everyone knew it was…
Who’s On Your Team? As I reflect over the first two months of this year, I was struck by the number of leaders and teams I had the privilege of working with. I have the privilege of walking alongside these folks and help them push past their comfort zones to do the hard work of…
“I dare you to move, I dare you to move, I dare you to pick yourself up off the floor” – Switchfoot How To Pick Yourself Up Have you ever started your day feeling like everything was going your way? Until it wasn’t! Maybe it starts when you get a bit of not-so-great news. But…
What if… “You may say I’m a dreamer, But I’m not the only one! I hope someday you’ll join us And the world will be as one” John Lennon Years ago there was a series of Hewlett Packard commercials whose tag line were “What If?” Since then, a number of folks have adopted this same…
Never Let Go – 10 Things To Hold Onto Forever! In life there are things we need to let go of and things we need to hold onto forever. The key to a happy, healthy, and fulfilling life, is knowing the difference. Below is a short list of things I compiled that I believe we…
Lessons From a Courageous Leader There are leaders…and then there are Courageous Leaders A number of years ago there was a story circulating on the internet about a U.S. Navy SEAL by the name of Michael Anthony Monsoor who was killed during the Iraq War on September 29, 2006. The story goes that his platoon…