my site. my blog. my thoughts. my life.
From the category archives:
I stumbled upon this video today, I’m Watching You Dad. I am not a parent, but it touched me deeply. It’s a great lesson on how our actions/behaviors are perceived and internalized by others. Whether we are parents, leaders, brothers, sisters, supervisors, husbands, etc., we all have a profound impact (positive and/or negative) in the [...]
{ 4 comments }
Lion Chaser’s Manifesto
by Mark Batterson
Quit living as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death.
Set God-sized goals.
Pursue God-ordained passions.
Go after a dream that is destined to fail without divine intervention.
Keep asking questions. Keep making mistakes. Keep seeking God.
Stop pointing out problems and become part of the solution. Stop repeating the past [...]
{ 2 comments }
There is no better way to decide if coaching is right for [...]
{ 0 comments }
“Do not wait; the time will never be ‘just right’. Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.” – Napoleon Hill
Often times we have great ideas, things to say, art to share, or tasks to accomplish, but we [...]
{ 0 comments }
Below is an excerpt from the Commencement address delivered by Steve Jobs on June 12, 2005 at Stanford University. Jobs is the co-founder of Apple Computer (current CEO) and former CEO of Pixar Animation Studios, until it was acquired by Disney.
Steve Jobs is an ambitious visionary who lives relentlessly to find meaning and impact the world [...]
{ 2 comments }
Think Different
(Apple Computer Ad Campaign)
Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits.
The rebels.
The troublemakers.
The round pegs in the square holes.
The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules.
And they have no respect for the status quo.
You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them,
disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them.
About the only thing you can’t do [...]
{ 0 comments }
In their book, Firing Back: How Great Leaders Rebound after Career Disasters (Harvard Business School Press, 2007), authors Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Andrew Ward offer practical advise and hope for fallen leaders and CEO’s. Whatever the cause of the fall there is grace and possibility to get back on your feet. Most of the time, these leaders [...]
{ 0 comments }
English