Sam sat down to complete his report. “Stinking weekly reports … I’m great with my customers. This is such a waste of time.”
“Ding.”
Sam’s iPhone pierced his thoughts whispering the seductive suggestion: “Something big is in the works; you’ve got mail.” With the speed of a barehanded housefly catcher, Sam grabbed his phone. “I hope Marlene is confirming they’re ready to go on my proposal. What a…
They journeyed from Southern California, New York, Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma City. Scattered by the Story, we created space for a family reunion in Tulsa.
Hosting something so “once-in-a-life-time” can be stressful. I wanted everything to be “perfect” for my family.
Sound familiar? What about the way you work…
Step on to the playground and listen. As tensions rise, you just might hear a preschooler or perhaps a kindergartener squeal, “My dad can do anything!”
Flash back to 1946 and hear the battle of the sexes put to music as Ethel Merman and Ray Middleton perform “Anything You Can Do” in Annie Get Your Gun.
Anything you can do, I can do better. I can do anything better…
During the awards banquet at a Waikiki Swim Club the idea was born. John Collins, a Naval Officer stationed in Hawai’i and his wife Judy played with it: What if we combine the three toughest endurance races on the island into one race?
francisco delatorre via Compfight
Rugged competition. Who…
Pounding drums beat the cadence. Cymbals reverberate off red brick walls. Trumpets pierce the air with melody.
You can’t miss the approach of a parade.
Ford pickups pull floats covered with vinyl floral sheeting. Plywood transforms into thrones for local royalty. Every convertible in the area is put…
Three rules of work: out of clutter find simplicity; from discord find harmony; in the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. – Albert Einstein
Recently I have been a bit more intense than normal or necessary. When I notice, I know others have or will shortly if I don’t make some corrections.
One contributing factor for me is I allowed my morning appointment for personal quiet time to be…
“After living with their dysfunctional behavior for so many years (a sunk cost if ever there was one), people become invested in defending their dysfunctions rather than changing them.” — Marshall Goldsmith
Last week I pointed out that future success is not always about starting something new. The question – What do you want now? – is repeated daily, season by season, with each surprise and…
