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I often find myself engrossed in books about purpose, goals, vision and behavioral patterns. To say I love reading new insights, wisdom or perspective is an understatement. I often have 3-5 books going at the same time, filling sticky notes with thoughts and running my highlighter through key concepts. Recently,
I recently listened to a video by thought-leader Rick Tamlyn who was discussing what it means to initiate. There was a question about what individuals could or would want to initiate in their world. This led to a further development of the word “movement.” Because, if we really think about
What happens when an issue that really matters is ignored because of who it is that makes the point? You’ve probably heard the phrase, “don’t kill the messenger.” Let’s start with a simple example from our homes. How many times did I tell my kids to do something that never
A couple months ago, something strange happened in my community. We had an earthquake. Now if you’re living in a place where you get them frequently, it may be no big deal. If you live in Montana, however, earthquakes are not that common. In fact, we had two earthquakes within
We have yet another epidemic in our world, or at least in the United States right now. This epidemic is a general lack of appreciation. Our service industry especially gets the brunt of this entitlement attitude. If you have been told thank you or received genuinely appreciation lately, move yourself
I recently went on a cruise, my first one in several decades. The idea of being on the ocean, drifting at sea, meeting new people, reading, writing and just “being” excited to me. As all the ships, mine and other ones, prepared to sail, people came out on the deck
