Recently, during a visit to New Missions in Haiti, I enjoyed some quality time with three friends. Catiana, Magdala, and Gloria attend the New Missions elementary school at the Bordmer location. We shared lunch together. They taught me: 1. Friendship is fuel for thriving in life. 2. Role models are inspiration to live out your potential. 3. A smile [...]
Monday, January 2, 2012
From year to year I write down my phrase to focus on for the year. During 2010 it was “be better.” In 2011 it was “be ready.” For 2012 it’s “be amazed.” I am looking at each day for an opportunity to be amazed. The photo in this post is from the balloon ride I enjoyed [...]
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Since my son Luc was four years old, I’ve shared with his this advice: “Ask God; Try harder.” Too often we give up, right before the level we were trying to reach. Today, on December 3, my 13 year old son’s 2nd game app released on the iTunes store. He told me one day, while he [...]
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Remember the golden rule? Do unto other as you would have them do unto you? What about the golden attitude rule: be unto others as you would want them to be unto you. Put yourself in other people’s shoes. Then ask the question: would you want to be around you? Attitude is contagious. Negativity and weakness [...]
Monday, October 10, 2011
My personal leadership quote is: if you want people to follow you, then lead them where opportunity produces results that merit their time. I lead myself using the same principle. If I were to come after you with a stick or a carrot which would motivate you most? The pain or the reward? Sure, the consequence of pain [...]
Sunday, October 9, 2011
I love competition. Fact is, I love to win. My favorite question when it comes to competition is: are you playing to win or not to loose? Your greatest competitor is you. If you want to distract yourself by tracking what others are doing, you will not be focused on what matters most: your efforts. The [...]
Friday, September 9, 2011
Have you ever said: “I assume…” Well, that was a good guess! Without all of the facts, it is only emotion and speculation that is feeding our perspective. Sure, experience and intelligence about history can play a part, however, making assumptions can lead to poor decision-making. Five ways to beat the assumptions: 1. Go to the source. [...]
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