I can’t do my job well without the assistance and participation of others.  Someone must give me direction about what to do.  They must give me clear targets for which to aim. They must give me feedback on how I’m progressing.  They must help me hone an edge by upgrading and redefining my targets as […]

“I’m trying to make the best of it.” Things happen that we didn’t want to happen.  Such circumstances can be very big or minor.  Illnesses, loss of loved ones.  Financial setbacks.  Name it.  They can go on and on. “Trying to make the best of it” sounds less than fully committed to me.  It has […]

“Excellent businesses don’t believe in excellence, only in constant improvement and constant change.” – Tom Peters, in his book, Thriving on Chaos Being excellent is a daunting goal.  Especially when you aren’t excellent at the beginning. Peters breaks this down into change and improvement.  Every day. Change is the decision point.  It’s a realization that the status quo […]

“Positive attitude is yours for the taking, all you have to do is read, study, and apply every day.” – Jeffrey Gitomer Gitomer is one of the best sales trainers around. Having a positive attitude is a choice.  It takes a daily commitment.  You sometimes must dig around for it.  You read things that inspire and inform.  You hang […]