It’s a serious conversation. The weight of the words uttered behind the merry-go-round demand strong proof regarding the speaker’s sincerity, integrity, and commitment. Standing tall, the fourth grader summons her courage, “Cross my heart and hope to die.”
The promise
Promises matter.
A promise deals in potential, possibilities, and something significant: what you hope for in the future. Starting this New Year, you believe advancement is…
Behind bars in the brutal Robben Island Prison, Nelson Mandela wrote to Winnie, his wife. He was confined to a small cell without a bed or plumbing and compelled to do hard labor in a lime quarry. Once every six months, Winnie was allowed to visit. Prisoners were subjected to inhumane punishments; it was reported that guards buried him and other inmates in…
Like tulips emerging in spring, flags appear on the final Monday of May. Here in the United States, volunteers placed miniature American flags to honor the men and women who died serving in the Armed Forces yesterday. Originally known as “Decoration Day,” this day called a nation to remember the soldiers who died in the Civil War. Later, the day was extended to honor all who died in military service.
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Remember the story of The Little Engine that Could?
A little railroad engine was employed about a station yard for such work as it was built for, pulling a few cars on and off the switches. One morning it was waiting for the next call when a long train of freight cars asked a large engine in the roundhouse to take it over the hill.
“I can’t; that…
Almost everything – all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure – these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. – Steve…
The horizon leans forward, offering you space to place new steps of change. – Maya Angelou*
The request has arrived.
As a leader you are invited to engage in the process of change.
Personal development is a unique gift offered all human beings. We have the potential to become stronger, more successful, more advanced…more like our Creator.
Why does it matter? Only growing people grow their influence for…
The closest to being in control we will ever have is in that moment that we realize we are not. – Brian Kessler*
The human desire to be in control is causing untold frustration in relationships today.
Recently, my coaching conversation with one of my clients focused on the classic concept of “circle of control” vs. “circle of concern” … think, cracked egg poured into a skillet for a visual.
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