“An army of a thousand is easy to find, but, ah, how difficult to find a general.” (Chinese proverb) Remember the childhood game “Follow the Leader”? The game couldn’t start until someone claimed the role of leader and made it clear that...
Woody Allen once said that 80% of success is about simply showing up. What he forgot to mention, though, was that success means that you show up well. And showing up well – looking your best, sounding your best, and showcasing your best – takes a lot of work. A...
Remember the famous line of the queen in Snow White, “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?” Mirrors do not tend to lie. The queen was happy as long as the mirror retorted, “you are the fairest.” However, when Snow White’s name was mentioned she...
Recently, I hopped into my daughter’s car to run an errand – totally unprepared for what I experienced. Her typically smooth-running car began to shake uncontrollably, pulling to the right, as if to veer off course, therefore making the trip slightly...
”Authentic values are those by which a life can be lived, which can form a people that produces great deeds and thoughts.” – Allan Bloom (“Values” The Closing of the American Mind) It is refreshing to encounter leaders who make great decisions and produce...
Recently, I came across a quote that sums up the feeling that most of us have about midlife: “One of the biggest fears is that you’re past your best or prime. Essentially, you think that the stuff you’ve done in the past is your best work.” Nothing is...
