Something’s strange in the neighborhood. Who ya gonna call–Ghostbusters? I was given an assignment by a new client, the president of a fast paced, sales driven company, to train a dynamic manager at one of his satellite offices in skills he needed due to his growing facility. I spent two days with the manager, establishing…
DetailsRide the roller coaster of change. Sit in the front seat with your hands in the air and yell, “Wheeeee!” Now that’s a theme for 2010—ride the change! For the most part, even as smart people, we are programmed to resist change. We fight it and avoid it and bad mouth it and deny it,…
DetailsNever before have I been more aware of the importance of developing trust. Yet, it’s scary how easy it is to get stuck in patterns that don’t work: neurotic fretting, rigidity, skepticism and depression. People recognize that they can’t trust the government, the federal reserve, their employer or even their family to keep things the…
DetailsGail and I were at the Drive-In. I was driving and Gail was in the passenger seat. It was one of those places where you park, order in your car and they bring it out to you. I ordered cherry limeade and Gail ordered a blizzard, basically a milkshake with candy in it, butterfingers or…
DetailsI am moved by the awareness that greatness is a showcase that embraces us all, if we will receive it. At a time when the winter Olympics show athletes pushing, challenging and disciplining themselves to strive for greatness, I see that one demonstration can lift a whole city, or country or the world. Such is…
DetailsBeing happy is your essence. Working happy is your purpose. Keeping happy is the adventure of a lifetime. We have so many illusions of happiness and of work, yet there is an undeniable attraction to both. The formula we sell is – work leads to success and success leads to happy. We are incorrect on…
DetailsWhen old time mariners needed to know about the weather, they had no internet or TV to clue them in. They relied on their powers of observation, their logic, and their experience. They would look at the sky, feel the wind on their faces, observe the surface of the sea. Some even swore they could…
DetailsMy husband, Jerome, was talking to a friend the other night about the economic climate and changing times. Jerome began talking about me and boldly proclaimed that I was “recession proof.” I looked at him quizzically, wondering what he meant by that. Jerome said, “You will weather this downturn and it won’t affect your spirit…
DetailsHappy New Year! We say it every year, briefly, and then let it go. But with a new year, new energy comes roaring through. And we don’t tend to embrace that newness, not really. For new is an energy that commands change. We have to develop the character, the courage and the capacity to hold…
DetailsMy wife, Gail, told me a very interesting story the other day. Twenty-five years ago she was participating in a group workshop. As the workshop got started, the leaders gave the ground rules for the next five days. One of the ground rules over this time period was: “No side talking during the session.” As…
DetailsHave you ever made a New Year’s Resolution that really worked? They usually don’t. Resolutions are the attempts to change, devoid of the principle that brings change. They are attached to fear and comfort: fear I won’t accomplish what I say I will, and comfort with the existing patterns that don’t want to budge. In…
DetailsAmerica was founded by individuals who were drawn to this land. What drew them? They didn’t come of their own volition; they were drawn by an attraction. They were drawn by a vision, a vision that sustained them through the forging of a nation. That vision pulled and sustained them so they could overcome impossible…
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