This was posted by a friend and hit home in the best sort of way: @PaulaMcHenryBarkmeier said “Peacemaking doesn’t mean passivity. It is the act of interrupting injustice without mirroring injustice, the act of disarming evil without destroying the evildoer, the act of finding a third way that is neither fight nor flight but the… View Article
Waiting. It’s not my strong suit. I’m not good at waiting. My strong suits are solving problems and helping people, catalyzing people and efforts, creating memorable experiences. Except where I can’t. In matters of health, I’m not trained and though I have immense energy, incredible passion and willingness, there’s nothing I can do, it’s out of my league. Doing nothing feels too much like helplessness and… View Article
@SharolBinger Thank you. Sometimes, the words are not there and someone else says them for you. Barely the day has started and it’s already six in the evening. Barely arrived on Monday and it’s already Friday, the month is half over and the year is half over. Already 40, 50 or 60 years of our lives have passed, we… View Article
Lessons from Toni Morrison (and her father): Whatever the work is, do it well – not for the boss, but for yourself. You make the job; it doesn’t make you. Your real life is with us, your family. You are not the work you do; you are the person you are. “…since that conversation with my father I… View Article
“Life is an Echo. What you send out, comes back. What you sow, you reap. What you give, you get. What you see in others, exists in you. Do not judge, so you will not be judged. Give LOVE and love returns to you.” Zig Ziglar If you don’t like what’s showing up around you, offer something you’d like to receive. Keep… View Article
@CharlotteJokoBeck offers a great teaching with this passage: “Life always gives us exactly the teacher we need at every moment. This includes every mosquito, every misfortune, every red light, every traffic jam, every obnoxious supervisor (or employee), every illness, every loss, every moment of joy or depression, every addiction, every piece of garbage, every… View Article
Three simple rules in life: If you don’t go after what you want, you’ll never have it. If you don’t ask, the answer is always no. If you don’t step forward, you’re always in the same place. When it seems things are chaotic and changing, how can these three rules cut through the clutter and help you move forward a little… View Article
2020 keeps pushing us, it is a year of change and discomfort. Change and discomfort provide the perfect environment for learning. Learning is where we can get better and wiser…if we choose to. I have talked about staying focused on the intersection of the things that matter and the things you can control (blog #344). Let’s dissect this a bit, because every so often (hourly… View Article
Can You Value Both Worlds? #407 Some of us are settling into our home offices in a new way. Me, I’m upgrading mine. Prior to the Spring of 2020, my home office would’ve been at the bottom of my list for renovations and investment, I spent most of my days with leadership teams at my office or in their cities…. View Article
“One day you will tell your story of how you’ve overcome what you’re going through now, and it will become part of someone else’s survival guide.” When you think of your life and legacy, do you realize you are being observed? As a leader, you must realize you are always being observed. Whether you’re aware of it… View Article
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