Tag Archives: lessons learned

How I set a goal to find my wife.

Posted on April 13, 2018 by

I talk to lots of people all of the time that tell me they are just not getting what they want in their life.  It could be a certain career, better children, more money, investments, relationships, health and fitness, etc. … Continue reading →

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Bring on the criticism. I need it and so do you.

Posted on January 25, 2018 by

Are you open to criticism?  If you are like most people, the answer would be no. You might say you are, but who really likes it? We all need to criticism in our life to have success. Without it, we … Continue reading →

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A $50,000 dollar risk, and what I learned from it.

Posted on December 17, 2017 by

“No risk equals no reward”. It is cliché to say the least, but clichés are clichés because they are accurate. This cliché is definitely true. Throughout my life I have never achieved any kind of benefit, at least, a significant … Continue reading →

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They are watching…what do you want them to see?

Posted on December 12, 2017 by

“I quit!”…”It has been six weeks since I quit chewing tobacco.”  This is what one of my participants recently told me in one of my leadership training sessions.   We were in week seven of a twelve-week leadership course. As … Continue reading →

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The day everything became clear to me…

Posted on November 9, 2017 by

Recently, I have had some conversations with several of my good friends and some of my clients about life, work, family, etc.  These are all highly successful people in their careers and in their life.  They have their finances in … Continue reading →

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The 6 most important fundamentals great leaders demonstrate

Posted on September 20, 2017 by

Many people talk about the characteristics that leaders must have to be considered great leaders.  Words such as vision, character, empathy, charisma, outgoing, sympathetic, fair, ability to communicate, persuasive, etc. are just some the words most people use. I agree … Continue reading →

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The sh*t sandwich method leaders use and should stop, use this instead.

Posted on August 23, 2017 by

If you are like most leaders you are making your way in to work today and there is someone on your team that you need to give some hard feedback to at this very moment.  The chances are you have … Continue reading →

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Why you and I have to quit relying on this one person

Posted on August 22, 2017 by

The chances are that at some time in your life you had to rely on the approval of one person, one individual, one decision maker that held YOUR fate in their hands.  Is this not the worse feeling in the world? … Continue reading →

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The one tool most leaders are missing from their toolbox

Posted on August 15, 2017 by

Most leaders are lying to their employees everyday.  Some of the them are doing deliberately, while others don’t even realize it.  And it all comes down to the fact that some.. Well, based off my observations…Most leaders… Aren’t willing to … Continue reading →

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Thankfully, I was saved from myself, and here is how to do it

Posted on August 12, 2017 by

Unfortunately, we don’t get the luxury of benefiting or learning from something until we have actually fully committed to doing whatever it is we are pursuing. How often do you really get to try something out to see if it … Continue reading →

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