Any day and every day, motivation is one of the keys to making the most of the day. #MondayMotivation is one of my favorite hashtags on twitter, and it fits perfectly into the mantra of getting the most out of any day, especially Mondays. Monday is a mindset. For most people, the work week starts …
Friday Faves, Issue #14
Another edition of Friday Faves (delivered on Monday), served up hot and fresh after spending the weekend in the slow cooker. ENJOY. Destination of the Week: Tucked in the middle of Austria, a little gem called Leoben Quote of the Week: "Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference." ~Winston Churchill Band of …
RELAX.
On the lighter side. We all run into situations when someone seems to overreact to a given circumstance. Something that seems to get blown out of proportion, someone gets a little too excited. A few idioms then, to help communicate this very common human experience. In English there are several phrases that come to mind... …
Conflicted
Even with 9/11 and Charlie Hebdo and Nigeria and Kenya and now Paris, never mind the gross disregard for human dignity and history in Syria, Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan... I can't prescribe to the attitudes we've been hearing since Friday, the loud and angry voices of people saying refugees and immigrants are to blame. Nor can …
Friday Faves, Issue #13
What's that up in the sky? It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's another SUPER edition of Friday Faves, faster than a speeding bullet, stronger than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound and here for you to make your day and weekend a whole lot better. ENJOY! Destination of …
Two Keys to Success: Managing Accountability and Expectations
Sitting in a meeting this morning I had a particular "moment of clarity", to coin a phrase from Pulp Fiction (and the Big Book). A couple of simple concepts came to mind that can make a big difference in how things go in your work life, and home life too. Two keys to success are …
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Friday Faves, Issue #12
And Voila! Another edition of Friday Faves spun together from some of the best this week had to offer...ENJOY! Destination of the Week: An homage to good friends celebrating a 50th birthday this week. They're in the northwest, I prefer the southwest, but regardless, Maui is one of the most awesome spots I've visited on …
No Silos Please
No Silos, if you please. That's not intended as a rip on our Midwest friends in the US farm belt and their grain storage strategy. Rather, it's a plea to everyone in every organization to use your feet rather than your hands, stop pointing fingers, and stand up and work TOGETHER to solve problems. This …
A.L.L. In and Minimalism Day to Day
When our second daughter was born, we named her Lucia. At that moment we had it "ALL" or "A.L.L.", which stands for our three children now: Ana, Levi, and Lucia. I didn't recognize this funny little twist of phrase immediately, but my wife did. She said in fact that she had been thinking that since …
“Thriller” ~ Vincent Price’s Rap (by Rod Temperton, 1982)
Darkness falls across the land The midnight hour is close at hand Creatures crawl in search of blood To terrorize y'all's neighborhood And whosoever shall be found Without the soul for getting down Must stand and face the hounds of hell And rot inside a corpse's shell The foulest stench is in the air The …
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