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Tuesday Tip: Stop Feeling Like a Failure

Stop Doing This to Stop Feeling Like a Failure

You have the best of intentions. You come up with some goals and a plan of how you will meet them. Then just as it is time to get started you find something else to do and usually that something … Read more

Tuesday Tip: Ask Better Questions

Ask Better Questions to Move Forward

In today’s digital world so much information is readily available to everyone. The answers to questions no longer matter; it is the questions you are asking that will move your career, business and organization forward. The answer is the question. The golden … Read more

10 Things That Sadden Me

In order to keep on keeping on you have to recognize those things that will forever present themselves as a challenge to your personal mission. These are the 10 things that sadden me the most. By recognizing, understanding and identifying those things that sadden you will give you the strength to push forward. Your results won’t always speak for themselves Some people will never find the strength to rise up to their potential Some mistakes will be held over you indefinitely The rumor mill will often be the system of record People more readily believe lies over the truth Some people are so broken that you will never be able to repair the damage No matter how much they respect you, you will never be “one of them”; they will truly never let you in We get duped by the squeaky wheel more often than we should At times we mistakenly believe that one person is speaking for the whole group There are people out there who will take advantage of your kindness, mistake it for a weakness and throw you away the first time you tell them no Despite these 10 things that sadden me we must push forward. Mourn them quickly and move on. Don’t dwell on what cannot be undone, what cannot be changed and what cannot be positive. Don’t punish those who will, do or don’t because of the minority. Remain true to yourself, your mission, and your values to fulfill your purpose. What saddens you? Use the comments below to add to my list.

In order to keep on keeping on you have to recognize those things that will forever present themselves as a challenge to your personal mission. These are the 10 things that sadden me the most. By recognizing, understanding and identifying those things that sadden … Read more

Fixing the “I Hate My Boss” Rut

How to Fix the Hate Boss Rut

There are plenty of bad bosses out there. There are plenty of good bosses that we periodically hate. The relationship we have with our boss is often a cycle of love/hate. The trick to having a successful boss/employee relationship is … Read more

Is it Really You and Not Them?

Is It Really You - Own the Blame

Why is it easier to put the blame on others than it is to be reflective and acknowledge your role in a less than desirable outcome? Ego, pride, arrogance, confidence or any other adjective you want to use to describe … Read more

Start Taking Half-Charge

Close the Leadership Gap by Taking Half-Charge

Leaders naturally take charge, delegate tasks and follow-up with those tasks until they are completed. Sometimes we take charge when we feel people aren’t moving fast enough or when we feel they aren’t going to do it the way we … Read more

Master the Art of “I Don’t Understand”

Learn to Speak Up When You Don't Understand

Throughout most of my K-12 education I can remember feeling completely lost. I remember not understanding what was being taught. I remember wanting so badly to raise my hand an ask questions but then just slouching in my chair. It … Read more

Duty Before Self

Duty Before Self

When you read the title Duty Before Self what do you think? Here is another guy telling me I should live for my job. I should rise and fall for the team. I need to reallocate 25 percent of my … Read more

No It Isn’t a Tattoo

Mistakes aren't tattoos - Recovering from a past mistake.

The view on tattoos is changing ever so slowly. They are becoming less associated with riff-raff and viewed more as an expression of individuality. Tattoos are permanent fixtures that become a part of your overall appearance. In most cases, they … Read more

Letter of Resignation

Letter of Resignation | Knowing When to Quit Something

Who grew up hearing quitters never win and winners never quit? If you grew up hearing that, how frequently did you really win and what was the average time to realize that win? Persistence and tenacity are strong qualities to … Read more

The Importance of Work-Life Balance

4 Reasons Why Managers Need to Demonstrate Work-Life-Balance

When you look around the office you will often see those in senior management roles being first in and last out. You rarely will get an OOO email from them. These are the people who lead critical departments and teams … Read more

5 Signs You Have Already Quit Your Job

5 signs to quit your job

No one wakes up in the morning to be a quitter. But sometimes you have quit without even knowing that you have done so. This isn’t another article about moving on, stagnating or moving up. It is an article about … Read more