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“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 [...]

“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 [...]

“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 – [...]

“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 [...]

“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 [...]

“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 [...]

“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 [...]