We knew it was going to happen. Just glance out your car window as you pass your local strip malls. Try to walk 25 yards through your local mall without seeing boarded up stores. The 2009 holiday sales period was one of the worst on record. That, coupled with very little change in the nation’s…
A “perfect storm” is an expression that describes an event where a rare combination of circumstances will aggravate a situation drastically. And that’s what’s happening today across this great nation. While so many organizations are simply sitting dormant waiting for things to get better, others have decided to take action in an effort to make…
This morning I saw a short but powerful quote from Tom Peters. It’s certainly relevant in regard to our current chaotic environment world wide. Peters suggested: Stay angry! Change the world! Never give up! Never give in! We’ve recently seen evidence that this strategy does produce results. It’s simply sad that we have to resort…
Most everyone has heard this phrase from time to time. It’s Latin for “seize the day.” Actually it means “pluck the day” but most have adapted the word “seize.” Other translations include: ” live now while you can,” “make the most of today” or “enjoy the present.” Here’s one I’ll bet you didn’t know ……
Every once in a while we need to pause for a few moments and take a personal inventory of the many facets of our current existence. Consider “functional blindness” in your everyday life. That’s simply overlooking something because we see or hear it so often. We soon begin to take it for granted and even…
Watching the many football bowl games televised on so many networks for the past six weeks brought back some very fond memories of time spent with my grandfather. We used to sit in front of that old black and white TV over the holidays watching the bowl games we had waited for all year. Popcorn,…
Pause for just a moment and consider those in your life who belong to the younger generation. Consider children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, brothers, sisters, neighbors, those in your church and community. Have you ever taken just a few minutes to sit and chat with them? I’m not talking about asking them how to use your…
This is a short and simple story. Probably too simple. The moral of the story is obvious. Who would have ever thought we’d see a strong example of LEADERSHIP coming out of Detroit of all places? I’m not disparaging the Motor City in any way. Motown has played a critical role in my life for…
I was just sitting here at my computer talking on the phone to a friend when something interesting came on the television. It was a documentary piece on the wonders of today’s technology. It really made me stop and think. The facts were overwhelming in their simplicity and yet spoke to the power of the…