Use Today Wisely
For those of us in the U.S. we have a holiday weekend coming up, so we’ll skip a blog post on Monday. Here’s a little something (just over a minute) to think about while you’re taking it easy. Have a great weekend!!
Honest Change
“The world changes in direct proportion to the number of people willing to be honest about their lives.” – Armistead Maupin I’ve always like this quote, in spite of (or maybe because of) the fact that it makes me a little uncomfortable. I think it makes me uncomfortable because our minds are pretty powerful, and … Read more
Who is Changing You?
“We find comfort among those who agree with us – growth among those who don’t.” – Frank Howard Clark Most people’s lives follow a predictable pattern. As we get older, we like to be more comfortable. Part of being more comfortable is surrounding ourselves with people who think like we do, who like the same … Read more
It’s Go Time
“Things may come to those who wait, but only things left by those who hustle.” – Abraham Lincoln It’s certainly true that patience is a virtue. Rushing off and doing something stupid is a recipe for disaster. Some things take time to grow & develop, and some things, after careful study, are better left undone. … Read more
Growth & Change
“It is easy to sit up and take notice. What is difficult is getting up and taking action.” – Al Batt All of our talk about growth the past few weeks & months is, in the end, just that – talk. At some point the talking has to stop and the working has to begin. … Read more
Who Aren’t You Growing to Be?
“Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.” – Josh Billings One of the more interesting exercises we use when talking about growth is to help our clients create a business statement. I can hear your eyes rolling as you read that … Read more
What Should Growth Look Like?
“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 businesses and our lives trying to do things only because we think other people think … Read more
Leading Through Growth
“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 whose organizational focus is entirely on growth. They’ve been talking about growth for years, and have … Read more
What Kind of Growth?
“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 to speak of, people want to grow. Growth is fun to talk about & it energizes people. Unfortunately, a … Read more
What About Growth? (Part II)
“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 the ideas mentioned apply to a leader’s personal growth as well. That’s true. So here’s the sequel to last week’s post, from that slightly … Read more
