Dr. Henry Cloud is a writer and speaker I admire.  I recently found this list of attributes that he says are apparent in people living meaningful lives. Gratitude: People who actively develop an attitude of gratitude and express gratitude regularly are happier people. Positive Thinking:  People who guard their thinking and whose thinking is rooted […]

Leader Consultant Tim Kight interviewed Mark McCullough, an executive leader in the huge utility company American Electric Power (AEP). McCullough has worked for AEP his entire career. He started as a manager trainee at the bottom and worked his way up to a leadership position overseeing 5,000 teammates and 8,000 contractors. Kight asked McCollough to […]

“We choose the adjective to describe the noun that we are.” –  Priscilla Shirer If you had only one word to describe your role in the world and one adjective to refine it, what would that noun and adjective be? Actually, I’m still reflecting on what my answer might be but it’s an exercise I […]

“If you put your effort, energy, and time into anything, you will get better,” Eric Vetro, singing coach. I listened to Vetro coach a guy with little singing skills and little confidence of making it. Vetro told him to quit acting like a guy who couldn’t sing and start acting like a singer; if he […]