Are You Using Your Gifts?
This morning two things helped to shift my perspective. First – I watched an interview and then the recording of the poem Amanda Gorman performed at the inauguration. Second – I read an article about a man named Donny Marchuk who created a special “Chariot” for his aging Golden Retriever Sully so the dog could […]
A life defined by questions
What would you like to do? Where would you like to go? What makes you light up? The questions someone can ask us, and that we can ask ourselves is endless. Questions spark our imagination, get us thinking and hopefully acting. Some questions however don’t help us. They can actually hurt us. Such as weak […]
Do you ever bark up the wrong tree?
The expression, “barking up the wrong tree” means pursuing a mistaken or misguided line of thought or course of action. This makes me think of a dog barking under a tree at a squirrel who is actually in another tree laughing at the dog! Many leaders have made this mistake. Focused on one thing while another thing […]
Are you hurting them twice?
Recently a very good friend refrained from telling me something and it hurt my feelings. I knew in the back of my mind she wasn’t being upfront about something, however, as we humans do, I let it fester. When I finally asked a pointed question that brought out her untruth I followed with, “Why didn’t […]
Are you doing it to hear your head roar?
There was a dog waiting for me when I came home from the hospital after my birth. His name was George and he loved us and protected our family until I turned twelve, and the day we lost him is still seared in my memory. There has been a dog in my life every day […]
Is shaming a shame?
Recently someone did a sly shaming in my presence. I’m sharing it here for two reasons. Shaming someone may be unconscious, and yet it’s still not good. We must help others realize how it feels without shaming them in return. When the shaming happened it surprised me although it wasn’t directed at me. The shamer […]
How to delight a customer
Doing something nice for a small business in this time of bewilderment is a sweet idea. So many people are doing so many great things, and it’s inspiring to read or view the wonderful ways people are helping each other. The other night I decided to do a little something to help out. I ordered […]
Because a question can change everything.
As we evolve and get closer to what you want most, we are redefining our value to you. Your support and encouragement has been outstanding. When you take the time to respond to a question I’ve asked or a challenge I’ve posed, you allow me to fine tune what I write, how I write it, […]
Are you feeling fearful?
According to my trusty online dictionary, fear is defined as an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat. Does this describe the current state of affairs or what? Are you feeling fearful? If you are, and it’s likely you may be, is this the state you […]
Ready to disrupt your thinking?
The definition of disruption is disturbance or problems which interrupt an event, activity or process. One of the things that can be of help to leaders is to disrupt the thinking patterns or the processes in your business that could use some freshening up. Disrupt is synonymous with interrupt so basically they mean the same thing – except interrupt usually puts […]