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“The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe I’m going to at least moderately break on of my own personal rules today. I [...]

“Most people prefer the certainty of misery to the misery of uncertainty.” – Virginia Satir We spend a lot of time in the change arena talking about what we need to do as leaders in creating and [...]

“Let us not seek to fix blame for the past – let us accept our own responsibility for the future.” – John F. Kennedy I enjoy watching sports, and I watch a lot of them. I enjoy watching teams [...]

“Half of knowing what you want is knowing what you must give up before you get it.” – Sidney Howard At this point in my life, my entire career is based on change. I get paid based on my ability [...]

“However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.” – Winston Churchill We are an accomplishment-oriented society. At work we receive praise for “getting things done”. [...]

“If you start to think the problem is ‘out there,’ stop yourself. That thought is the problem. – Stephen Covey One of the best parts of my career is having the opportunity to listen to leaders of [...]

“If you want to succeed, you should strike out on new paths rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.” – John D. Rockefeller, Jr. I’ve had a number of conversations lately that [...]

“The man who moves mountains begins by carrying away small stones.” – Confucius We’re taught from a young age to dream big. Imagine a big future and it can all become a reality, etc. It’s [...]

“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Don’t complain.” – Maya Angelou Last week in this space the topic was our beliefs and attitude and how those [...]

“Could we change our attitude, we should not only see life differently, but life itself would come to be different.” – Katherine Mansfield We’ve talked in this space before about beliefs and [...]