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Archive for November, 2009

Escaping Mediocrity

Happy Monday!  I know it’s going to be a great one.  The other day we talked about how I felt most people didn’t do enough.  I think they get stuck in a rut of habitual thinking and boring, safe routines.  They almost never challenge themselves and break out to do great things.

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So You Think You’re Busy

I’m busy!   Been in 12 counties in the last few weeks, and have a five country EU tour starting Monday.  Working on a new book proposal.  Outlining a new training program.  Just finished the playoffs and getting ready for a big tournament that starts tonight and all the holiday busyness.

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Giving Thanks

Here in the U.S., today is the Thanksgiving holiday.  It’s a day we set aside to express gratitude for our many blessings…

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Are You in Service?

Service to others can be a very dangerous sword.  It can bring you unparalleled joy.  Or it can be another act of codependency, taking care of others above your self, or a continuance of worthiness issues.  

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What’s Your Accomplishment?

So what do you believe is the biggest part of accomplishment?

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The Real Reasons You Act the Way You Do

Last post we talked about perspective and I asked you to evaluate yours.  Did you really do it?

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The Power of Perspective

Last weekend my softball team was in the playoffs.  Right before the first game my second baseman asked me if I was nervous.  I responded not at all.  

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The Amazing Ordinary

The last few days we spoke about appreciating life’s simple pleasures and the not so simple pleasures.  But what about all the amazing ordinary things we take for granted?

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The Not So Simple Pleasures

In a recent post we talked about appreciating the simple pleasures in life.  But there is a danger in that.

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Leadership with Integrity

Nothing drives me nuts more than speakers, consultants and trainers promoting things they have no experience in.  And maybe nowhere is this more prevalent than books on leadership.  There must be 50 a year cranked out, and a lot of them by people that have never led anything other than the line to the buffet.  

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