On Leadership, Gifts, Dreams, and Purpose

Where can your dreams take you in 2012 if you allow yourself to take one inspired step at a time? Are you aligned with work that matters to you? “One you make a decision, the Universe conspires to make it happen.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson On Gifts and Dreams You have a unique gift or two to [...]

Win the Rat Race: Taking 6 Steps Back

Remembering that “everyone running the rat race is still a rat,” I have lately been watching some beautiful 1950’s black and white films to hearken back to a slower time. I’m particularly drawn to their lavish sets, dramatic dialogue and most desirably, the simplicity of life.  It was a time of a slower pace and more peaceful rhythm to [...]

Leaders: What Does A Great Life Look Like?

If we want to create a great life, we must first create the greatness in ourselves. Greatness is usually coined in terms of success, but what if winning isn’t everything? What if simply making the effort to win is the path to greatness?

Leaders: 6 Ways to Find Your Business Happy Place

Where is your business “happy place?” Do you even know if you have one? And if you do, how do you find it and go there? Imagine this: You are having a bad day, and it seems like it going to last until you somehow make it home and put your head on your pillow. [...]

Your New Job: What Would Sherlock Holmes Do?

Influence Your Office On Day One: Five Essential Tips for Navigating a New Job “WWSHD” When you start a new job, take a moment to think and ask yourself this:  ”WWSHD?” (What Would Sherlock Holmes Do?) What garnered Sherlock Holmes, arguably the most famous fictional detective of all time enormous respect in the eyes of his colleagues [...]

Leaders: 8 Things About People and Your Profits

Who goes into a business enterprise seeking to fail?  Nobody!  Everyone wants to do business well with the attendant success that follows. The only problem is that the prevailing business strategy for most companies is to focus solely on the bottom-line as the sign of success.   Doing that is to miss the “real” ingredient in [...]

On Leadership, Kim Kardashian, and Personal Values

Remember the days when personal values were things we bragged about? We were proud to live by a set of standards—many of which were handed on by our grandparents. “The standards were grounded in an ethic of hard work and a spirit of generosity. It’s upsetting every time we read about a prominent figure that [...]

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