“Think and grow rich!”

“You are what you think!”

“Change your thoughts and you change your world!”

As I reflect on each of these sayings one thing becomes abundantly clear . . . like the mighty oak that grows from a humble acorn, it is from our thoughts and attitudes that success – however we define it, springs.

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While it is normal for people to be concerned with the here and now, how much time do we really spend reflecting on the enduring mark we want to leave in the sands of time?

For example, in the Middle Ages artisans left their mark to uniquely identify them as the creator of their work, a […]

When economies stumble, so does corporate spending. As global markets react poorly to international financial uncertainty, you can almost hear the off-site conferences, training courses and team meetings fall off the budget. Even the cost of flying in a single consultant or manager to make a presentation or attend a meeting starts to seem expensive.

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Have you ever heard the saying by Ralph Waldo Emerson?

“Who you are speaks so loudly I can’t hear what you’re saying.”

It is an interesting thought in that in many ways our words do not always align with either our body language or for that matter our true feelings.  Like the wife who asks the husband […]

What’s interesting in institutions of higher learning is that women want structured leadership with sensitivity.  In addition, women, as well as men, both want to know that the leadership at the helm has a vision, and a plan for achieving that vision. Today more than ever before, due to turbulent and uncertain employment times, we […]

I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore . . . and with those words Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz embarked on a remarkable journey in an effort to return home.

Of course, here in the real world, home as my extensive travel schedule would suggest, can be any one of multiple destination points around […]