This past week we went to my son’s Back to School night at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Olney, MD. Now this is a top-notch school, state-of-the-art in every way (and expensive as all get-out which means lots more road trips in the next few years) but what impressed us . . . → Read More: The Power of Passion
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This past week I finished reading Pete Carroll’s book Win Forever. Now if you don’t know who Pete Carroll is, he is the new head coach of the Seattle Seahawks football team. Before that, he spent nearly 10 years as head coach of the University of Southern California Trojan football team. His teams . . . → Read More: What is Your Philosophy? It’s official. Summer is moving into its final month we’re getting close to the first part of the work year. The Dog Days of Summer are here. That’s an interesting term isn’t it? Most people believe the phrase is in reference to the conspicuous laziness of domesticated dogs (who are in danger of overheating . . . → Read More: The Dog Days of Summer (and Fall) . . . → Read More: Coffee with the Coach: Dealing with Unmotivated Employees Is it just me or does it seem there is a lack of motivation among the employed? I received a couple of emails about that this week and actually did a Coffee with the Coach video about it which you can find HERE. I’ve found that lack of motivation occurs in two areas: 1. Among the newly employed. Newer . . . → Read More: What to do about Unmotivated Employees This week I’m teaching workshops in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Unbeknownst to me, American Idol is holding auditions here this week. This morning I was sitting in a Dunkin’ Donuts having some coffee and was surrounded by young people, dressed up in trendy clothes and carrying hand-lettered signs. I could feel the excitement radiating . . . → Read More: The Power of Hope . . . → Read More: How to Deal with Annoying Behavior I hurt myself today, to see if I still feel… Johnny Cash Recently I’ve had a run of some very tough clients and some tough workshops. It happens to me about once a year and although it’s miserable at the time, I need it to keep my edge. I do so many workshops that at times I am . . . → Read More: Hurt Yourself Today You’ve probably heard of entrepreneurs. These are people who start their own businesses, often at great risk, for the reward of having control and being able to make dreams come true. Entrepreneurs (and I know this from being one) are forced to think critically about every dollar that’s . . . → Read More: How to Be an Intra-preneur I’m sure most of us benefit from the fact we regularly solve problems. Our normal week probably includes at least one work-related problem per day and a host of problems at home. With regular practice, we’ve probably gotten pretty good at it. The key though is the type of . . . → Read More: How to Be a Problem-Solver |
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