No matter who you are or where you’re from, I’m willing to bet with 100% certainty that someone has offered you the following advice at some point in your life: “Don’t sweat the small stuff.” You’ve been told to stay focused on the big picture. That doing so would lead you to success and happiness. […]
Dear Friend, While technically I suppose this is a “blog,” I am writing it in the form of a letter. Why? Because you are my friend. A few minutes ago, I was compiling this list of three unusual Christmas performances by some of my “artist” buddies… Intending to send the list and its links to […]
I’ve long said that I believe we’re all leaders. It doesn’t matter who you are, where you are, what you do, or what you don’t do—you make decisions that influence other people, and that’s the only qualification for being a leader. Of course, that’s not all it takes to be a great leader. And if […]
You may not view yourself as someone who has an audience, but no matter what you do for a living, you probably do! If you ever find yourself in a situation where you have the attention of more than one person you are trying to influence, you have an audience. Are you a mom or […]
It’s one of the oldest clichés in the book… “Get out of your comfort zone.” We hear it so often that it’s easy to just kind of ignore it. “Oh, yeah,” we tell ourselves. “I know that already.” It’s occurred to me, however, that there are many things with which we’re familiar…but that we don’t […]
When my oldest son, Austin, was 13 years old I asked him a question that I believe has the power to change the trajectory of one’s life: “Have you ever noticed how many kids are alike in what they do after graduating school?” He agreed that, although there are variations on the theme, people pretty […]
Updated: 5/4/17 If you’ve been on this planet long enough to work for a business or buy something from a business, you’re aware that just about all of them have one thing in common… They have a mission statement. While many of them are bland or miss the mark, there’s a reason why nearly every […]