There are three levels of a personal vision, all equally important—why, how and what. “Why” do you exist? What is your personal mission or purpose? As you step back from your day-to-day routine, how do you define what your life is about? Answering this question creates context for your actions and gives your life meaning […]

Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men’s blood and probably will not be realized.  Make big plans; aim high and hope and work remembering that something noble once recorded will never die, but long after we are gone, will be a living thing, reasserting itself with ever-growing insistency. Daniel H. Burnham […]

This is one of my favorite stories, one I often tell at the beginning of my seminars. Once upon a time, while walking through the forest, a certain man found a young eagle. He took it home and put it in his barnyard where it soon learned to eat chicken feed and to behave as […]

In my last post I introduced four principles for creating positive relationships: empathy, honesty, responsibility and shared vision. I consider them the four cornerstones of a good healthy relationship, whether it be marriage, parent-child, boss-employee and so on. My goal is to grow in my ability to live these qualities in each of my relationships. […]

In my post­­ last week I talked about a familiar theme. It’s not circumstances but our choices that determine the quality and outcomes of our lives. My example last week was a key moment in which I had to make a decision about how to handle a recent Saturday evening. The choices I made were […]

“I feel small admitting this, Charlie, but the truth is, I resented you – your money, your power, your prominence.”  Hal wondered if he should proceed so openly. But if I don’t, we’re still playing games.  It’s risky, but it’s the only way we’ll get to bedrock. Charlie scoffed.  “Your attitude put me off, to […]