A tripwire is a passive triggering mechanism.  It’s a cord, string, or wire that is attached to some device for detecting or reacting to physical movement – like the perimeter of an army camp.  It’s an early warning system that some choices have to be made. In the book Decisive , the authors use the...Read More

Are you creating the best place, where the best people, can do their best work? Building an organization that’s fit for the future cannot happen without building an organization that’s fit for human beings. This kind of caring culture doesn’t start big.  It starts small – in those everyday encounters with the folks you come...Read More

When the top 5 regrets of the dying were listed, the number one was, “I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself; not the life others expected of me.” Of course this is hindsight, and hindsight is 20/20.  But what if we could do it over again?  The good news is...Read More

Marshall Goldsmith tells a great story. Imagine you are 95 and are just getting ready to die. Right before your last breath you are given a beautiful gift. You are given the ability to go back several years and talk to the person you are today. What would the 95 year old “you” say to...Read More

Whether change is being thrust upon you or whether you are boldly going where others have not, it would be a good idea to dissect change to gain a better understanding. Fact #1 — Choices: change is a choice everyone makes. It is not always a dreaded exercise as is often portrayed in the media...Read More

Fear is a fact.  We all experience it.  When I talk about fears, I’m not referring to the phobias that people have or the adrenaline that explodes through our body when our safety is suddenly threatened.  The first needs clinical help, and the second recedes as the danger passes. I’m talking about those fears that...Read More

“Appreciation can make a day, even change a life.  Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.”  Margaret Cousins Appreciation means to increase in value.  We understand the concept of appreciation in the financial realm, yet increasing the value of others is not as clear. Rather than talk about the “how...Read More

Stop and consider how far you’ve come in the last 10 years. Reflect on this and you will be able to see how much you’ve changed. Now think about how much you will change over the next 10 years. That becomes a little more difficult. Here’s the problem. It’s easier for us to remember than...Read More

There are enough things we tend to think about that put a damper on our happiness. And these “reasons” only get compounded when we don’t feel worthy of the gift of happiness. The argument goes like this: Why should I be happy when so many people are suffering? This sounds pretty noble on the surface,...Read More

Let’s face it. One of the most daunting challenges facing society today is how to overcome the tyranny of the urgent. Let me start with 2 premises: 1st – There’s never enough time to do everything, but there’s always enough time to do the important thing. 2nd – You cannot overestimate the under importance of...Read More