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  • Never Quit: Fight MS … Our Story
    By on February 22nd, 2012

    Never Quit: Fight MS … Our Story

    Circumstances are circumstances. We all have trials. And we all choose how to respond. This is one such story.

    My story.

    Our story.

  • Putting the Burden Down
    By on February 06th, 2012

    Putting the Burden Down

    We carry our burdens with us all of the time; sooner or later we will not be able to carry on as the burden becomes increasingly heavier. But certain types of stress are very good for us. For many of us, these pressures provide the stimulation for our achievement far beyond what we might accomplish without [...]

  • How to Avoid the Six Traps of Thoughtless Thinking
    By on January 16th, 2012

    How to Avoid the Six Traps of Thoughtless Thinking

    There are six particular follies of thoughtless thinking that have a way of easing into boardrooms, informal meetings and organizations. Recognizing these six follies is the most important step to eliminating them and achieving clear and informed decision-making. Do you make any of these mistakes?

  • Good Intentions Gone Bad! 2012 New Year’s Resolutions Dissolution … Already?
    By on January 03rd, 2012

    Good Intentions Gone Bad! 2012 New Year’s Resolutions Dissolution … Already?

    I fully intended to keep my 2012 New Year’s resolutions. I knew it would be hard. But I had good intentions. I had good intentions. Really. However, even though I held out a long time – 6 days, 21 hours and 30 minutes short  of the first full week of January – I didn’t make [...]

  • And So This Is Christmas What Have You Done?
    By on December 20th, 2011

    And So This Is Christmas
    What Have You Done?

    So fast. Another year past. 2011 gone. 2012 soon upon. How did you do? What did you do? What did you do that really mattered? Have you even thought about it that way? Or …

  • How to Really Achieve Your Childhood Dreams
    By on December 07th, 2011

    How to Really Achieve Your Childhood Dreams

    If you had one last time to pass on all you had learned in this life – in a letter, video, speech or lecture – what would you say? How would you say it? Ever thought about it? Who would you say it to? Would you be maudlin or mirthful? Would you talk about achieving [...]

  • The Golden Circle: How Great Leaders Inspire Action
    By on November 22nd, 2011

    The Golden Circle: How Great Leaders Inspire Action

    Simon Sinek, author of “Start With Why,” talks about The Golden Circle, a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership . Examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright Brothers.

  • Never a Sales Cycle, Always a Buy Cycle
    By on November 08th, 2011

    Never a Sales Cycle, Always a Buy Cycle

    Winston Churchill once said, “I am always willing to learn, however I do not always like to be taught.” I’ve always admired this phrase, but speaking as a salesperson, I feel it can be adapted easily to have more resonance in the field. One might say that we are all eager to buy, but we do not particularly enjoy being sold.

  • There’s No One as Irish as Barack Obama … Does E Still =MC2?
    By on October 27th, 2011

    There’s No One as Irish as Barack Obama … Does E Still =MC2?

    I received an email from a Mr. Ger Corrigan in Ireland with the subject line, “There’s No One As Irish as Barack Obama – Einstein and The Neutrino Song.” I was getting ready to delete the email but I thought the subject line was so unique and interesting I’d open it up. Truthfully, I was [...]

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