B-O-S-T-O-N. I know, I know. We’ve probably all heard our fill of Boston over the past week or so. I have a strange feeling that before it’s all over, we’re going to hear a great deal more. In fact, most Americans will forever change the way they think of Boston … and that, in itself,…
It’s happening once again. Maybe it’s just me, but I have heard others mention it as well. We’re rapidly moving through the holidays as we approach the coming new year. Moving from Halloween activities through New Year’s Eve celebrations feels more like a few weeks than three months. It’s been a very difficult year for…
Here are three simple questions about a prominent challenge for all of us in today’s current environment. What is the definition of stress? What causes stress? How does stress affect you personally? Simple questions, right? However, ask a dozen people those three simple questions, and you’ll more than likely receive a dozen different answers to…
I’m very fortunate to have a good number of high school and college students as “friends” on my Facebook page. Many of them, surprisingly, are from other countries. I often receive requests for quotes to be used in papers that are being written about a wide variety of business subjects and I, of course, am…
The title of this article is a little misleading. Let me correct that immediately. I want to share three words that, IF EXECUTED, could change the world! It, of course, requires that we close the proverbial “Knowing-Doing Gap.” We’ve all been exposed to these three words for decades. Everyone knows what they are, everyone knows…
I recently saw a late night re-run of a terrific action/crime film starring Michael Douglas and Robert Duvall. This 1993 film, Falling Down, centers on Douglas’s character, William Foster, who is a recently divorced and unemployed former defense engineer. The film follows him as he goes on a violent rampage across the city of L.A….
I’ve been presenting keynotes and seminars on the subject of goal setting for as long as I can remember. It’s not the most popular subject to the masses. It falls into a unique category along with time management, preventative maintenance, and diet and exercise. Everybody knows it’s necessary—nobody wants to hear it! It’s probably because…
This commentary is NOT about cars or airplanes so please read it to the end to understand a valuable lesson we can all benefit from! This morning I came across another of the unending lessons available to us if we simply pause, examine, and contemplate from time to time. I read an article explaining why…
Very few people recognize Charles Schultz by his photo, but millions identify with his name as soon as they hear it. As a young boy, he was known as Sparky after a comic-strip horse named Sparkplug. This young man struggled every day throughout his school years. In fact, he failed every subject in the 8th grade….