“Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.” – Samuel Johnson It’s a fine line-promoting hope. On one hand, there’s caution. You want to be aware of risk. Assess it accurately. Anticipate the obstacles and gird yourself to face them. But, sometimes, it sets you back. It causes stress and worry. It fosters indecision. Your assessment […]

Dr. David Murray wrote a blog on what he learned from failure and the positive that was accomplished as a result of it. I want to share some of his insights: Failure humbles. It just does. Sometimes it exposes overconfidence. Sometimes it exposes lack of preparation. It uncovers arrogance. It teaches you that you don’t know everything […]

“Knowing where you stand” is an important element in assuring a satisfactory business relationship. Hopefully, you are clear about your status and how you perform but my experience is that we are never 100% accurate. Some effort to gain more insight always helps. In my capacity as a human resource operative, I often talked with […]

“I am who I am today, because of the choices I made yesterday.”  -Eleanor Roosevelt Do you find that statement true? Did you initiate something yesterday which is going to make a difference in your future? Initiating change intentionally is “happening to the world”. You choose to create relationships. You choose to sever relationships. You […]