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“Be yourself – not your idea of what you think somebody else’s idea of yourself should be.” – Henry David Thoreau I like that quote.  I wish I had a way of measuring how much time we spend in our [...]

“You don’t lead by pointing and telling people some place to go.  You lead by going to that place and making a case.” – Ken Kesey Last week I spent part of a day visiting with a leadership group [...]

“All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward.” – Ellen Glasgow During 2014 we’ve spent a lot of time working with people around the idea of growth.  After several years without much [...]

“Growth demands the temporary surrender of security.” – Gail Sheehy Last week’s blog centered around some ideas for kick-starting growth in your business.  Someone mentioned to me that a lot of [...]

“Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together.” – James Cash Penney We’ve been pushing people this year to think about growth, and while everyone’s initial reaction [...]

“Wherever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.” – Peter Drucker I love that quote.  Sometimes I think success and leadership (and maybe lots of other things) [...]

“Death is a challenge.  It tells us not to waste time.” – Leo Buscaglia One of our keys to success in 2014 is the idea of being a challenger (read this if you have no idea what I’m talking [...]

“It’s not because things are difficult that we dare not venture.  It’s because we dare not venture that they are difficult.” – Seneca As leaders we all spend a lot of time talking about change.  [...]

“I am not a product of my circumstances.  I am a product of my decisions.” – Stephen Covey Leaders face new challenges every day.  Some of them are money related, some are people related, some [...]

“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.” – Sun Tzu A recent Mindshop survey asked business leaders around the world to [...]