Over a stack of particularly messy Mexican food, my son watched his whole taco crumble into little pieces when he bit into a crunchy shell. He grabbed his fork and began to dig into the remnants on his plate. It looked somewhat like a cheetah on fresh kill. He looked up and asked, “I wonder… […]
This is the Chamber Small Business Week here in Columbus, GA. The message is simple…Thank you. They own the coffee shop, the dry cleaners, the doctor’s office and the pharmacy. They also own the guts to do the things that most of us don’t have the guts to do. I have the opportunity to work […]
I once proposed a simple way to solve an gnawing problem to a group of Leaders. The answer was summarily dismissed. I heard a very clear message…”NO”! The true resistance to the solution was a fear of change and the introduction of some new and uncomfortable accountability. A year and a half later, the very […]
Princess Leia. Wow. Princess Leia is known for many things. She is known to snatch a laser blaster from a dead StormTrooper and pick off bad guys with impossible hip shots. She is know for fearlessly leading assaults against the Empire, the greatest evil to ever rule the galaxy. (Not just a country. Not just […]
Maybe the problem is not them…or it…or him…or her. Maybe the problem is you and your desperate fight to keep your front row, reserved seat. Not that there is anything wrong with you. You just want to have your needs met. You need to be recognized, preferred, esteemed, increased, remembered, set above others, noticed and […]
My father relayed his first experience learning about motivation. Dad was a young 2nd Lt. right out of school. He was assigned to the 504st ordinance ammunition company. His task was to take big boxes of 105 artillery shells out of the warehouse by forklift, have soldiers put fuses into the shells, and have the […]
New Year’s Day is the real Groundhog Day. Will it be more of the same or something new this year? Using your tax dollars, someone in the U.S. Government has the job of researching and publishing the most popular New Years Resolutions each year. http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/New-Years-Resolutions.shtml Here is a few from the list and a some […]
“Over? It’s not over! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?”– Bluto. Animal House, 1978 I am a quitter. There. I said it. I was a freshman at a small private college 21 years ago. This college had three or four “fraternities” and a few “sororities”. These organizations were not the big organized […]
Author Ridley Pearson found himself touring on the Black Pearl, the boat in the opening scene of The Pirates of the Caribbean at Disney World. The animatronic pirate that commands the boat is named Blackbeard. Blackbeard barks threats during the opening scene of the ride and is only 10 yards away from the visitors as […]
This is the Chamber Small Business Week here in Columbus, GA. The message is simple…Thank you. They own the coffee shop, the dry cleaners, the doctor’s office and the pharmacy. They also own the guts to do the things that most of us don’t have the guts to do. I have the opportunity to work […]
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