Stop Being a Lone Ranger and Learn the Behaviors of a Cohesive Team What can leadership learn from the loose cannon and the lone ranger? The loose cannon is a person who is expected to perform a particular task, but who is out of control and dangerous. It refers to an irresponsible and reckless individual,…
‘you’ – and your personal niche: How To Find Your Niche Let’s face it. We can’t be good at everything. Each of us has been assigned talents and gifts that define who we are and for what mission we have been commissioned to fulfill here on planet earth. Know your niche, and if you don’t…
It’s Not What You Say, But How You Say It People hate to be told what to do. People rather love to be invited. We live in a world full of verbal bullies, and I think it’s high time that verbal bullies should be put in their place and liberty be given a greater opportunity…
Real Truths About Overnight Success I have often heard the statement that it takes twenty years to become an overnight success. Having lived for more than twenty years myself, and as I look at the lives of those who are successful around about me, I have come to believe this statement more and more and…
Is Life Hard? I remember reading M Scott Peck’s book The Road Less Traveled when I was a young mother and wife. I loved the book so much I formed a book club around it. At our first meeting we read the first line of the book, “Life is difficult” and got caught up in…
How to Invest in Yourself & Your Future From the moment our hand swipes the side of that alarm clock in the morning to the time we tuck ourselves back under the covers at night, we are constantly on the move. Parts of our days we rely on routines. Whether it be to conserve mental…
Failing for Success: Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently ‘Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again…intelligently’ Henry Ford I am so thankful for my mistakes. They have allowed me to take from my ‘misses’ the lessons I have learnt in the process, so that I can reposition myself…
The Power of Storytelling: How to Use Story to Inspire Action Have you ever wondered why Kindergarten teachers captivate through stories while your eyes glaze over at a college professor’s reciting of facts and figures? Or why you easily remember your child’s birthday but can’t remember the years of the First World War or the…
Financial literacy and the need for financial education Far too many times I have heard the lament that “I am simply not a money person.” And just why is that? Is it an excuse for not having applied oneself to the challenge of money management, or is it some genetic flaw? I suspect it is…
Ways to Improve Your Decision Making This week, in Slate’s popular Dear Prudence advice column, a young man wrote in asking for advice on his future. He wants to go back to school to earn his bachelor’s degree, and has his wife’s support, but is worried about the risks involved in changing his life. As…
Rules Everyone Must Live By to Have an Exceptional Life Exceptional service is service that is out of the ordinary and relates to or forms an exception. It is unusual, remarkable and superior. Exceptional products stand out from the crowd. They perform at a higher level, last longer, give more value for the dollar, provide…
Dare To Be A Diamond – Mark Of A Leader I love poetry, and from time to time I pluck some from my heart and deposit it on a page. There is something powerful about the rhythm created in a poetic piece – and this particular poem urges my readers to become all that they…
How to challenge yourself to start living your best life every day It is so easy to allow our lives to be pushed around by circumstances, to be carried along by the rushing river of each day, or to be tossed around by the crashing waves of life, as it happens, like a piece of…
Life never happens in a straight line, Rather than life happening to you, you will happen to life Zig-zag progression tends to be the way things come to pass. Well at least that’s my experience to date. Life is more like a yacht race, rather than a straight out sprint. Daily you have to respond…
ARE YOU TRULY HUNGRY FOR SUCCESS? The Power of Being Hungry for Success There is a benefit that arises from being hungry. It inspires the search. It initiates the hunt. It releases the motivator. It unveils the inspirator. It invites creativity, and it provokes innovation. None of us like hunger pangs, but the very fact…