Anyone who knows me well, knows that I routinely work off of checklists. Both at work and at home. Every year at this time, I break out a checklist of the 20 things that I would like to complete by the year’s end. I find it rewarding to use and it is a good day … Continue reading Life’s Checklist
Recently, I was speaking to a friend of mine about balance in one’s life. (or lack of) Altogether too often, we allow our lives to get out of balance. We spend too much time at work, or too much time on one particular part of work. We spend too much time on the couch, or … Continue reading Balance
During this past week, I had great intentions. One of which was… I intended to finish the book I am currently reading, “Credibility.” The bottom line is, I got caught up in the things that consume our day, and didn’t accomplish what I intended. So much for “the best of intentions.” The truth is that … Continue reading Best of Intentions
Friendship is the most beautiful, most powerful, and most valuable treasure in life. It is your true wealth. No matter how much status a person may gain or how rich one may become, a life without friends is indeed sad and lonely; it also leads to an unbalanced, self-centered existence. You were born in this … Continue reading Friendship
Taken to its basic core, what does it mean to be optimistic? It means to have hope – hope for the present, hope for the future, hope for your life, and hope for other people. That’s because having a positive outlook on life demands that we think the best of our lives, our possibilities, and … Continue reading Optimism
It’s bound to happen to you sooner or later. There you are, going along happily through life, and a setback hits. It might be something as simple as a flat tire, or something as massive as a coronary. Whatever it is, it takes a hold of you, shakes you by the shoulders, and says, in … Continue reading Setbacks
If you have been watching the Republican debates as of late, perhaps you have been as amused as I have. I listen to each candidate speak about themselves and what qualities they possess that makes them believe they are the best leader. I look at each of them and think to myself… could this person … Continue reading Leaders
Wouldn’t it be nice if we all had a life map to follow? Wouldn’t it be nice if we all had a GPS receiver for the soul. It would be nice if we could go to Google Maps, put in “where should I go in life,” and it’d print out a step-by-step set of directions … Continue reading Directions
I’m reading this great book, Execution, (The Discipline of Getting Things Done) When Nike chose “Just Do It” as their advertising slogan, they hit upon a true component of the success formula… the importance of execution. I’m not talking about the type of execution that would raise the ire of death penalty opponents the world … Continue reading Execution
In many companies, it used to be more common than it is today… people who routinely “went the extra mile”… in other words, they put in more than was expected of them, time after time after time. While many people dash out the door when quitting time arrives, the extra-milers work until the job is … Continue reading The Extra Mile
TERRY Talks 