We all need pushy friends. Not pushy in the way that is annoying and obnoxious, but pushy in the way that makes you reach further and achieve more by pushing you out of your comfort zone to enable that growth. I have a new friend named Adrienne who not only challenges me in every conversation […]
People will say “that’s impossible!” …until it isn’t. People will say “that will never happen!” …until it does. People will say “you’re wasting your time!” …until it pays off. The 4-minute mile? Impossible! Man in flight? It will never happen! The electric lightbulb? You’re wasting your time! History is filled with examples of the Crazy […]
While reading Jeffrey Gitomer’s latest book, The Little Book of Leadership: The 12.5 Strengths of Responsible, Reliable, Remarkable Leaders That Create Results, Rewards, and Resilience, I was prompted to do an exercise that asked me to write down three things that define and embrace the way I think about my life’s goals. Most of the […]
You don’t achieve Success by doing one thing.
You achieve Success by EVERYTHING you do.
But you achieve it by doing one successful thing at a time.
I was invited to speak to the Central Ohio chapter of NARI (National Association of the Remodeling Industry), and in preparation I had the opportunity to attend their annual awards ceremony last December. One of the speakers at that event was their national president, Paul Zuch. A quote from Paul’s time at the podium immediately cut-through the […]
I saw a great quote from the Dalai Lama the other day — “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” It got me thinking about other things that were “inevitable” and our optional responses. Here are a few I came up with…
Eagles are cool. People are always talking about soaring with them (soaring is even a cooler word when used in conjunction with eagles.) The eagle is majestic airborne creature whose is used to represent our country and appears in a lot of government buildings, on most of our currency, and is cast for use in numerous medals, […]