Stretch Your Mind!

Thursday July 3, 2014 #641 “One’s mind stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.” ~Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. One of the common practices of extremist religious leaders is to forbid learning or exposure to materials not prescribed by their...

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...

Leadership

Thursday March 20, 2014 #611   “A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, and a little less than his share of the credit.”   ~Arnold H. Glasow   A strong leader is a combination of strong ego and humility.  To get to a position of...

Miscommunication

Friday February 28, 2014 #605   “I know that you believe that you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.”   ~Robert McCloskey   Ah – the challenges of human to human...

Potential

Thursday February 20, 2014 #604   “Leaders see people for who they are becoming, not who they were”   ~Bob Goff   It is said that the first impression is the most important.  This is quite true.  It is very difficult for our subconscious mind to remove the...