Taking Chances

Thursday April 10, 2014 #617 “Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.” ~Mary Tyler Moore Both effective leadership and personal growth require the courage to move forward...

Making it Happen

Thursday January 30, 2014 #598   “If things are not going well with you, begin your effort at correcting the situation by carefully examining the service you are rendering, and especially the spirit in which you are rendering it.”  ~Roger Ward Babson...

Be a carrier of positivity

Thursday October 25, 2012 #466   A healthy attitude is contagious but don’t wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier.   ~Tom Stoppard   What attitude are you carrying around with you?  Often we complain about the attitudes of others, wondering why...

Inspire Greatness

Tuesday August 28, 2012 #449   “When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.”  ~Paulo Coelho   I have seen this in myself and those around me.  By focusing on improving ourselves, we create the environment for others...

You Make Me Proud

Thursday July 19, 2012 #438 “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.”  ~Mother Teresa I recently received this feedback on something I had done in my work life from a superior:  “You make me proud.”  He was also...

Your desire to achieve

Tuesday May 22, 2012 #421  “The starting point of all achievement is desire. Weak desire brings weak results.”  ~Napoleon Hill   How many times have you found yourself struggling to complete a project, even a relatively easy one, due to procrastination?  When you...