“If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” – Frederick Douglass Hard to deny this.  Most of us would like life to be without stress.  Wake up every morning and have life go without any incident.  Just one day, no strain.  No pain. But it isn’t what we face.  I read a book some […]

Progress is always preceded by change.  What are you challenging right now?  What change are you driving? As each day starts fresh, we ought to consider how we can get better. Considering how we ought to improve each day is a process involving intentional acts. One act is an assessment. Did the day’s activity achieve […]

Emotional intelligence checklist:  Listen. Seek first to understand.  Respect others. Accept everyone for who they are. Understand that there is hidden potential in every person. Work to discover   it. Care for others. Genuine caring is authentic. You can’t fake it. Communicate. Constantly. Courageously. Transparently. Whatever the tension, maintain composure. Don’t burn the bridge. Be accountable, […]

Mistakes.  They are a part of life.  A Hall of Fame basketball coach had this to say about mistakes: “What to do with a mistake:  recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.”  Recognition.  It takes a certain humility to recognize a mistake.  We all know people who are “never wrong.”  We also know people […]