The Dip

The Dip. A Little Book That Teaches You When To Quit (And When To Stick) I read Seth Godin‘s The Dip this weekend and in usual Seth-style this was a good, little ‘kick you in the pants’ kind of book. My highlights: Winners quit all the time. They just quit the right stuff at the […]

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Manic Monday and Tuesday and…

This week has been insanely busy already and it doesn’t look like it’s going to slow down much. Fortunately I love my job so I kind of feed off of the intensity. Here’s a run down of today: Weekly breakfast with Pete Programming meeting with Matt, Jarrod, Chad, Butch & Pete to plan the services […]

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Friday Fun

Since I work Sunday through Thursday, I enjoy Fridays and Saturdays off and since Merlyn is working on Fridays, Fridays have become my designated “fun” day… a day for me to do whatever I want to do while the rest of the world is working. Here’s some of my Friday Fun for this week: Ran […]

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What has happened to Starbucks?

In my last two trips to Starbucks I have had experiences that seem rather out of the ordinary for a company that I have always associated with having a pretty high standard of excellence… “Sorry we are out of that” I encountered this statement at two Starbucks in the last couple of days in two […]

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I Can't Find Me

I’ve lost me. I find glimpses here and there, but mostly I’m chasing me in someone else’s life. I see someone who is successful, influential or inspiring and I start chasing thinking maybe that is me. But when I come up short, I discover that it is really not me. I look at others and […]

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I Can’t Find Me

I’ve lost me. I find glimpses here and there, but mostly I’m chasing me in someone else’s life. I see someone who is successful, influential or inspiring and I start chasing thinking maybe that is me. But when I come up short, I discover that it is really not me. I look at others and […]

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Guest Blog – Marla Saunders on Leadership Gold

I tried to post this over the weekend and for some reason most of the post was lost. Sorry Marla!. Marla Saunders wrote this guest blog after spending a day in a leadership seminar with John Maxwell. She knows I’m a Maxwell junkie, so she offered to share it with us. Thanks Marla! It Is […]

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Quote to ponder

“If we are not careful, we can become the sum total of all the expectations others impose on our lives.” Erwin McManus from Soul Cravings

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