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Not By Hope Alone

“I cannot say whether things will get better if we change; what I can say is they must change if they are to get better.” – Georg C. Lichtenberg Here’s a quote I’ve heard a lot lately: “I sure hope we have a better year next year.” That’s great. I think virtually everyone who’s ever … Read more

Not For Long

“Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.” – Bertolt Brecht Humans are interesting creatures. No matter how many times certain things repeat themselves, it seems like we’re always surprised. At this point you would think that after thousands of years we would have learned all the lessons … Read more

Just Me

“Be yourself – not your idea of what you think somebody else’s idea of yourself should be.” – Henry David Thoreau Last week in this space the conversation was about making your business what you want it to be, not what somebody else thinks it should be. That topic got me thinking about how the … Read more

What YOU Want

“Don’t dance for the audience; dance for yourself.” – Bob Fosse Some leaders allow things to happen, and some leaders make things happen (see last week’s conversation). Obviously, as leaders, we want to be the ones making things happen. That seems pretty simple. What’s much less simple is this: what exactly do we want to … Read more

Drive your own car

“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” – Maria Robinson Every leader is different. Each one has unique strengths and weaknesses, a unique personality, a unique set of interests and passions, and so on. No two leaders are alike, and there is generally … Read more

protect your yes

“No is a complete sentence…I found developing the ability to say No expanded my ability to say Yes and really mean it.” – Susan Gregg One of my recurring frustrations with the world we live in is the idea that the busier you are, the better your life is (or will be). We’re supposed to … Read more

Only you

“If you don’t see the book you want on the shelves, write it.” – Beverly Cleary Sometimes, even for leaders, it’s really difficult to think for ourselves. We get bombarded with books and podcasts and self-help ideas and articles and a million other things telling us what we should be and do. We think that … Read more

Say must = do

“What we do is more important than what we say or what we say we believe.” – Bell Hooks I’ve heard a lot of great speeches. Maybe you have too. The kind of speeches with leaders saying things that sound fantastic in meetings, or at conferences, or in interviews, or wherever else. The kinds of … Read more

BREAK

“Rest and laughter are the most spiritual and subversive acts of all. Laugh, rest, slow down.” – Anne Lamott We’ll be taking break in this space for a little summer rest & relaxation. Make sure you take time for you and for those who matter to you. We’ll see you again in a few weeks.

when tolerance is bad

“Once you let go of all the negative people in your life…positive ones appear.” – Autumn Kohler I’ve been thinking about a challenging topic lately because it keeps popping up. Most recently, I was involved in a meeting with one of our clients and watched an individual behave poorly. They were extremely negative, borderline disrespectful, … Read more

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