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“Although you may not always be able to avoid difficult situations, you can modify the extent to which you can suffer by how you choose to respond to the situation.” – Dalai Lama The world we [...]

“Let me not be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them.” – Rabindranath Tagore Last week’s blog post struck a nerve.  Apparently, there are a lot of leaders out there struggling [...]

“If you don’t think every day is a good day, just try missing one.” – Cavett Robert Being a leader is difficult.  You get bombarded with questions and requests and complaints.  You’re asked to [...]

“Your assumptions are your windows on the world.  Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in.” – Alan Alda I’ve been reminded a number of times over the past several weeks [...]

“Most people see what they want to, or at least what they expect to.” – Martha Grimes Being a leader is hard work.  There’s no “easy” button or magic bullet.  Every time you think you everything [...]

“Don’t expect your boss, co-workers and customers (clients) to make you happy – realize that happiness is an inside job.  Our happiness has less to do with forces outside of us and more to do [...]

“When bobbing for apples, an idealist endlessly reaches for the best apple, a pessimist settles for the first one within reach, while an optimist drains the barrel, fishes out all the apples and [...]

“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.” – Harper Lee One of the most amazing things about people is our minds.  There are times when we demonstrate an incredible [...]

“Now is no time to think of what you do not have.  Think of what you can do with what there is.” – Ernest Hemingway Thinking about and planning for the future sounds like something we should do [...]

“The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you.” – John E. Southard As we celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday in my part of of the world, [...]