This is a weirdly strange week for me. I was trying to figure it out and was telling a friend of my “dilemma”. She asked what had changed in my life. When I was growing up I had a group of friends – guys and girls – from the neighborhood...
Individual commitment to a group effort--that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work. --Vince Lombardi As I was talking to another leader this week she made the comment that she doesn’t know how I do it, balancing work and raising four children....
Peeling Back the Layers I thought of the analogy of peeling back layers of wall paper in an old house and getting to the core of what the house originally looked like. What was the thought or vision of the architect when the house was built? The reason I thought...
So in the last week I (and the other leaders) participated in a ropes course in Des Moines (100 degrees and 100% humidity – 40 feet off the ground, walking on a rope), got asked to be a keynote speaker at convention in North Carolina in November (yeesh), had my...
We do not see the world as the world is, we see the world as we are. – Stephen Covey Rick and I spent the day yesterday driving to Iowa City to have Jacob and Maleigha assessed for dyslexia. It was an interesting experience, as we have been there before...
This guy named Vijali said “We need to give ourselves permission to act out our dreams and visions, not look for more sensations, more phenomena, but live our strongest dreams – even if it takes a lifetime.” Yes, he’s right. I think the problem, and my dilemma, is to decipher...
There's this book called Raving Fans. This book is probably familiar to some of you … we talked about the concept, and a long time ago the Growth Pillar read this book. The story is about how to make customers raving fans of a business. The author gives examples of...
Don't wait for an employer, friend, or mentor to show appreciation for your work. Take pride in your own efforts on a daily basis. - Denis Waitley I love the hectic pace of summer. It seems like there is always something to do or somewhere to be this time of...
Four dogs rushed me as if to bite me, last night on my run at 7PM. The owners ran after the dogs as if embarrassed. I just stood still and fortunately didn’t get bit. I think I shrieked a bit when I reminded them of the leash law … sigh....
I wrote a “Dear John” letter to a company we’ve decided not to partner with. If you know anything about me at all, you know that I am all about new stuff. Change is something I relish and seek out. I love shaking things up. But … alas … when...
