Our short-sidedness is our undoes the change we seek in our lives Read More
Nothing Like Getting Laid Off
Getting laid off, fired or let go in any capacity sucks. It peaks emotions and some folks lose control. Our mental model for life begins breaking down. Our house of cards tumbles down and it’s easy to get overwhelmed with thoughts of, “What am I going to do?” or “I didn’t see this coming.” We… Read More
How Much Kool-aid Are You Drinking?
There’s one thing we all believe in. We all believe in the story we tell ourselves. This story is a composite of our past experiences, what we’ve accepted as truth, stories from others, our continuously unfolding experience, and the reality of our environment we interact with. The problem is this story does not represent the… Read More
Being More Human
A friend of mine shared a Fortune Magazine article with me. In Humans are Underrated (http://fortune.com/2015/07/23/humans-are-underrated/) by Geoff Colvin, there are some excellent observations and feedback we can learn from and continue adapting to our modern age. Technology is replacing jobs around the world. Think of robot surgeons, cars and truck drivers. Software can research legal… Read More
Avoid Head Trash
I came across a quote on Pinterest I related to. I even made a few copies and gave it out to people at my work. Most could relate, but there was a friend of mine who disagreed with a part of it. For this I am thankful. I appreciate it when people speak their minds… Read More
Gaining Perspective
I had the opportunity to visit a key supplier for our company this week along with a few other folks I work with. The intent of the meeting was to share our performance measurements with them in comparison with other unidentified suppliers. As a key supplier who we’ve been working with for over 20 years,… Read More
Business of You 