The Wall Street Journal headline announces “U.S. Productivity Falls 1.9% in First Quarter.” What if your personal productivity made the headlines, how would it read?
There is a battle associated with your ability to work efficiently and enjoy life harmony. There are three voices that influence your thinking about the work you do each day.
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?
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Rugged competition. Who…
Fifer Pig builds his house of straw. Fiddler Pig builds his house of sticks. Practical Pig builds his house of brick in Disney’s Three Little Pigs cartoon.
Built and influenced by personality, three brothers build three different houses.
Fifer Pig takes the easy way, for he “toots his flute, doesn’t…
History tends to repeat itself unless we are paying attention.
For decades, I have invested the early days of January to stroll back through the past 52 weeks. The objective is to capture substantial moments in the Story, destined to be lost, unless we intentionally capture the highlights.
This disciplined…
As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives. – Henry David Thoreau
Anticipation.
What comes to your mind?
This is a place of extremes; nothing about this expedition has been easy.
– Emily Harrington, Everest 2012 Summit Team
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How extreme is your Story?
What did you expect?
Last week, we explored taking a leap of faith. Think about how many times you have taken the plunge and advanced…
A life of frustration is inevitable for any coach whose main enjoyment is winning. Chuck Noll
While there are many examples in life, March Madness provides more than enough stories. If you have watched any of the 67 game, single-elimination NCAA basketball tournament you’ll see the frustration.
Whether you watch individual players (seniors, in particular) … teams (Cinderella or not) or the coaches, there will only be one crowned the 2012…
