Communication solves problems.  The lack of communication allows problems to linger, fester, and grow.  What current problems,...

One of the most difficult actions you will take as a business owner is firing an employee.  Even when there is no doubt that it is the...

It seems a type of social shame has developed around the glory of winning.  The “aw shucks” form of fake humility, and the concept that...

Here they are.  1. What’s happening? 2. What’s missing?  3. What’s next?   I could end the article here, and you would have all you need...

The Webster definition of the word “yammer” – to whine or complain.         We have all done it.  Whining and complaining.  I am...

Xerox was the first leading brand of photocopier. The word “xerox: had become synonymous with making multiple photostatic copies.    ...

In this world of texting, e-mail, and social media, I am concerned that the art of conversation is being lost. It seems there is an...

I could have entitled this article “The Peace of Inner Wholeness”.  Allow me to coach you with some questions.        What are your core...

Honey, have a cookie.  You’ll feel better.  I just need to get in my lazy boy recliner and zone out.  Life is so hard!  Oh no, another...

What problem are you avoiding?  Don’t read any further until you answer that question.       What reasons (excuses) have you been using...

Picture a toddler with a loaded handgun?  It is scary to consider the damage a small child could do with such a weapon.  Yet every day...

Knowledge is the enemy of learning.  Isn’t that an interesting statement?         When I know, I quit seeking.  When I’m satisfied, I...

CLARITY + ACTION = RESULTS.  Think carefully about this principle.         Now, consider this related principle.  20% of activity...

I must begin this article with gratitude to Steve Chandler, one of my coaches.  I first heard about the ladder of consciousness in his...

Most everything in life has an upside and a downside.  I am an optimist by choice and believe that opens my mind to many possibilities. ...

“I just don’t understand why they don’t listen to me!” Have you ever had that thought?  Do you have employees? Do you have boss? Are you...

When I say the word problem, how do you feel?  Probably not too good.  If I called you and told you I had a bunch of problems to give...

I’m offering a challenge that will take you down a road of true happiness. We live in a culture that attempts to fill us with a sense of...

Another sacred cow is about to become hamburger, the unrestricted open-door policy.  This common practice is based on the premise that...

I often get comments of frustration and complaints from organizational leaders concerning their employees.  “They just don’t care” or...