“Patience is choosing to control your emotions rather than letting your emotions control you.” – Mark Merrill Are you a person who desires to be more patient? If so, how are you attacking it? This quote from writer Mark Merrill suggests emotions are at the center of patience. Here’s my experience with patient people: They […]

“Weak leaders make people weaker. Strong leaders make people stronger.” – Adam Grant PalletOne leaders happen to the world. We show up. We make a difference. We leave the places we go better because we showed up. Dr. Henry Cloud says we all leave a “wake” behind us. Imagine you’re in a boat cutting through […]

David Letterman retired from his gig on late-night television in May, 2015. In anticipation of his departure, he was profiled and interviewed by many. I saw him on CBS with Jane Pauley. During that interview he shared his feelings about change. Retiring from daily television is a major change. Letterman said he found major change […]

I was listening to a guy talking about making cities better. He described how cities let big things sometimes get in the way of getting anything done. This was the example. Kids like playing in spraying water, especially when the weather’s hot. We’ve seen the splash pads. Amusement parks have them. Expensive parks have them. […]