"The art of living is always to make a good thing out of a bad thing" -E.F. Schumacher The past several months we have had plenty of time in place, and the light at the end of the tunnel is beginning to appear. As life begins to return, we wonder when we will get back...
“There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there.” — Indira Ghandi At the end of a movie, the credits appear, featuring the cast and individuals who contributed to the...
True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost." — Arthur Ashe When I was a high school tennis player my hero was Arthur Ashe. I played with his...
“I am not what has happened to me. I am what I choose to be." Carl Jung Our mindset is a collection of thoughts, opinions, and beliefs, the lens through how we see the world and behave every day. How we adjust this lens has a direct influence on our fulfillment...
“The strength of the pack is the wolf and the strength of the wolf is the pack” – Rudyard Kipling My wife and I are downsizing, and this means we will probably relocate from our community in the next year or two. As we face a major life change, I am pondering my...
“Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say.” --Barbara Kingsolver Abraham Lincoln once said, “It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak up and remove all doubt”. Lincoln is one of my...
“The path from dreams to success does exist. May you have the vision to find it, the courage to get on to it, and the perseverance to follow it.” - Kalpana Chawla Samuele Macora defines endurance as “the struggle to continue against a haunting desire to stop”. Stop is...
“Susan is very talented but does not work well with her peers”. Twelve words that turned Susan’s professional world upside down. After five years of long hours and superior results as a manager, Susan’s career appeared ready to take off. She was chosen by senior...
To me, constructive criticism is when people take ownership of their ideas. That’s why I don’t listen to anything that’s anonymous. – Brene Brown An acquired taste: something you may dislike at first, but start to like after you have tried it a few times. Constructive...