“If I had asked people what they wanted they would have said faster horses.”

--Henry Ford

 When I was the CEO of a non-profit, I wanted to be on the cutting edge and serve with excellence. I was always looking for better ideas or even new ways of d...

“When we first embark upon a growth goal, it's intangible. It takes patience to see results. "

—Jan McDonald

I had a flat forehead moment the other morning. I realized that I have a hard time being joyful when I'm not moving in the direction of a t...

“Please think about your legacy because you are writing it every day."

—Gary Vaynerchuk

"If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time."

--Zig Ziglar

Every year on December 1st, I take the month to go through my journal to review and reflect on the past year.   I am astonished at how much I have learned. I'm also amazed at the lesso...

"Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action."

--Peter Drucker

The leadership Law of Reflection says "Experience is not the best teacher; evaluated experience is the best teacher....

“Gratefulness for what is there is one of the most powerful tools for creating what is not yet there. What does gratefulness mean? It means you appreciate what is. You value, you give attention to, you honor whatever is here at this moment.”

― Eckhart...

"Happiness is there for the taking and for the making. "

---Oprah Winfrey

I turned the key in my ignition to go to the gym this morning and immediately heard Christmas music. I changed the radio channel a few times and those happy, jolly, holiday tun...

Leadership Seeds

"Being a great place to work is the difference between being a good company and a great company."

― Brian Kristofek

As leaders we have a responsibility to make our environment one that is conducive to success. We must create a clima...

In my travels this week, I have learned that many of us are not totally experiencing the freedom that we desire.  We're walking around happily on the outside, but dragging an invisible Ball And Chain (BAC) that is holding us back. Whatever is holding...

"When you let go, you create space for something better.” 
--Anonymous

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   I love fall. It's one of the most beautiful and mysterious seasons. We can look at the exact same kind of trees all in a row and some of the leaves have turned and some haven't....

I was reading about Solomon in the Bible book of Ecclesiastes.  He was one of the wealthiest kings in ancient times and he was considered brilliant intellectually. Solomon could buy anything he wanted. He was world famous for his success and threw gr...

Epiphany--an illuminating discovery, realization, or disclosure, better known as a flat-forehead moment.

Two Sundays ago, we left for vacation. We planned to tent camp the for 3 days and then go on to Bend to visit the grandkids. We hadn't camped in a...

Badger Mountain is not Mount Everest,  but I get some of my best ideas and hardest workouts hiking there.  When the gym closed during the COVID quarantine, I worked out at home for awhile. But Walmart resistance bands and 10 pound weights just did...

"Nothing will cause more anxiety than trying to control that which we can't."

--John Maxwell

When we sold our home in Grandview mid-July of 2019, we had the hardest time finding a home in Tri-Cities that we liked, in the price range that we desired. ...

"Surround yourself with people who are only going to lift you higher and urge you forward."

--Me

There's something about walking through a forest that is so peaceful, calming and serene. I get energized, yet calmed to be outside of the noise and d...

I love spending time with my adult kids. Both my son and my daughter have this "nothing is impossible attitude." If I am wondering if I can do a thing, they are the first to give me that "are you kidding me?" look followed with, "Of course, you can!"...