I had a thought the other day and wanted to share the notes I feverishly scribbled down, along with a couple further thoughts. Here’s what I came up with (un-edited): We are spiritual beings with a body. We experience the world through our body – our senses. We think, that is how we move our spirit…

This week’s external resource is another TED talk (what can I say, they’re brilliant!?), this time from Simon Sinek. In this video he exhorts leaders – and really all of us – to come-from why in terms of leadership, or sales, or living your life, or… Click here to watch the video and, if it impacts your…

“Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.” – Plato I have read that one should not speak unless it improves upon the silence. It’s good advice. One thing I am working on (improving) is my word economy. Sometimes I talk too much. I offer more detail…

I recently read a post on Johnny B. Truant’s blog that really hit home. So much so that I wanted to do two things: share it with my readers and 2) think on and write about each piece of his post. The post is “20 Truths About Life No One Wants To Believe” and the second one I…

I am a fan of the New York Football Giants. I am also a fan of excellent coaching and execution. As much as I enjoyed the Giants’ victories over the New England Patriots in Superbowls XLII and XLVI, I am also a fan of the Patriots. To say the Patriots under Bill Belichick (BB) are…

I don’t normally include whole posts from other folks, but when I do, it’s generally from Seth Godin (Steve Chandler being the other common exception) (and this one is short… ). The below reminds me of Carol Dweck‘s amazing work on Mindset. According to Dweck there are some who believe that the gifts and talents…

I am trying something different on Fridays: I am going to offer an external resource for your education and evolution. I imagine most of these offerings will be videos and may require you to set aside a bit of time to view (like when you have your coffee on Saturday morning… ). The inaugural offering…