Choices

Can you believe it? We are one quarter of the way through this year already. It seems like yesterday we were all making our New Year’s resolutions. Yet here we are… beginning the fourth month of the year. So… how is 2016 treating you so far? Are you ahead of plan or behind? Have you … Continue reading Choices

Can I Trust You?

Business schools teach a lot of things — managerial economics, accounting, marketing, and retailing, among others. Nowadays, they’re also trying to instill something they should have been teaching all along — plain old fashioned honesty. They call it “ethics,” and a few of them call it “business ethics” (as if that was a something different … Continue reading Can I Trust You?

Determination

Some of you may know I have a passion for cooking. I really enjoy the way it calms me as I indulge my creativity in the kitchen. For those of you who are no stranger to the room with the refrigerator, you are most likely familiar with the art of “reduction.” This happens when you … Continue reading Determination

Why so Angry?

So there I was on the way to the gym this morning… driving down the avenue that literally connects my home life from work life. About half way there, I flipped on my left turn indicator alerting nearby drivers of my routine lane change. The guy that I was attempting to move in front of, … Continue reading Why so Angry?

Whose team are you on?

Seriously, do you know? Does everyone around you know… whose team you are on? I fundamentally believe that this is the most important criterion for success… not only for life, but also for a successful business career. A favorite saying that comes to mind is, “One’s loyalty or one’s disloyalty will eventually show its head.” … Continue reading Whose team are you on?

Conditioning

As I’m sure you have heard from someone before… if not from me, “You have to first condition your mind to believe, before anything can become reality.” To make your next dollar, you have to be thinking about how you are going to get it… To become a top performer in any field, you must … Continue reading Conditioning

Teamwork

I’ve observed a number of things over this past week. One thing that stood out to me is the immeasurable power of teams and how effective they are when they work well together. Inside the work environment I see teams producing at a high level while concentrating on a common goal. I sit at home … Continue reading Teamwork

Are you fed up?

For all of you who are fed up with your jobs, your life, or your past, I have this bit of advice: get up and do something about it! Heck… I need this advice just as much as everyone else might. You see, it’s all too easy for us to “get used” to something – … Continue reading Are you fed up?

What would you do?

A couple weeks ago, I was in line at the grocery store and… as usual, I picked the slowest moving line as I attempted to check out. As everyone in every other line rolled their carts out of the store, I remained in line… not moving at all. I happened to pick that line where … Continue reading What would you do?