Abolishing Negativity From Your Life

Abolishing Negativity From Your Life

The beautiful thing about “choice” is that you always have the power to decide how you are going to respond, react, and think. A few years ago, I had a colleague and friend named, Mike, tell me a story of when he went to visit his good friend, Roger and his family for the first time in New Jersey. Mike was a mentor…

Staying Active When The World Wants You Lazy

Staying Active When The World Wants You Lazy

Interesting times these days, as our response to COVID- 19 is pushing us into isolation from one another. I am a big fan of less is more when to comes to select extended family and high resource low return business ideas.

The Art of Recognition

The Art of Recognition

Remember the last time you received a real authentic compliment and how you felt? Hopefully it hasn’t been so long that you’ve forgotten! And by this, I mean receiving real praise – thoughtful and heartfelt, delivered in a…

What Harvard Business School taught me about Leadership…

What Harvard Business School taught me about Leadership…

My classmates and I recently wrapped up Harvard Business School’s Program for Leadership Development. HBS advertises this program as their alternative to an Executive MBA and upon completing the course requirements, students receive alumni status. Throughout my cohort, there was…

My Greatest Fear.

My Greatest Fear.

Many people often throw around their fears to one another. If I were to guess, among your top fears would be spiders, snakes, death, losing a loved one, or perhaps failure. All of those things carry different levels of fear among us. But I never hear anyone say what my greatest fear is.

Principle Based Decision Making: What is Your ‘True North’?

Principle Based Decision Making: What is Your ‘True North’?

Have you noticed that some people that are otherwise capable leaders with a past record of solid achievement, struggle with decisions? Perhaps their decisions, taken as a whole, or as body of work, do not seem aligned or consistent, leaving their teams…

Mindset Matters

Mindset Matters

Racing down an old country road with my heart throbbing in my chest; it climbs suddenly as another bead of sweat jumps from my brow onto my Oakleys. This time, leaving a translucent salty trail as it runs down the lens, annoyingly obscuring my vision as I approach the section of the road that has been on my mind for the last three months. I make the turn onto the fated road.-Mindset- "I will ride again."