Perspective on Perspective

Perspective is everything – Nothing is permanent but change!  Heraclitus Perspective is such an important thing to have in the never-ending, ever-spinning, always challenging world we live in.  The old saying, “this too shall pass,” sounds trite and cliché and yet everything we experience, the good as well as the bad will eventually turn, change [...]

How Does Your Cookie Crumble?

Below is a delightful story of what can happen when we get too wrapped up in ourselves and forget the perspective of those around us.  Far too often we make snap judgments of others while giving ourselves every out imaginable.  How we choose to respond to others, regardless of what the visual indicators or perceptions [...]

The Road to Happiness

The Road to Happiness is not nearly as difficult as we try to make it. Below is a very simple road to happiness written by an unknown author many, many years ago.  The years have flown, the centuries have turned, times have change and technology has transformed the world, yet the road to real happiness [...]

Why Do We Do What We Do….

Why do we do what we do when we know what we know? This is truly one of the great mysteries of life – why do we do what we do when we know what we know?  In Australia the packaging for cigarettes contain this warning:  Using this product will Kill You!  And yet, thousands [...]

If Everything is Under Control…

“If you have everything under control, you’re not moving fast enough.”    Mario Andretti Striving to gain control, working to have everything just right, waiting for the perfect moment, delaying until everything lines up… If this describes your approach to your goals, your life or your career – you are going to be relegated to [...]

Speak in Anger and …

“Speak in anger and you will deliver the greatest speech you will ever live to REGRET!”  Winston Churchill The airwaves today are filled with pundits and experts who constantly badger, butcher or blow up anyone who might disagree with their point of view.  While this might be entertaining talk radio or night time television, it [...]

The Collapse of Distinction

“When faced with overwhelming similarity customers will perceive different as superior.”  Scott McKain As the difference in products and services becomes smaller and smaller in today’s global marketplace your ability differentiate yourself from the competition and establish real elements of distinction becomes ever more important.  In his best-selling book, The Collapse of Distinction, iLearningGlobal Faculty [...]

True Freedom Found in Discipline

“The really free person in society is the one who is disciplined.  Dean Smith” It seems as though society is obsessed with the concept of being free.  Free of care, free from worry, free from stress, free of responsibility and free from consequences are all dominant messages from the media and advertiser around the world.  [...]

Greatest Liar in the World

“Of all the liars in the world, the worst are your own fears.”  Rudyard Kipling It is true that our doubts and fears betray us and prevent us from becoming not only all we desire to be, but all we have the potential to become.  Fear is a great liar and deceiver.  Like a crafty [...]

Getting In Touch with You!

When one is out of touch with oneself, one cannot touch others. -Anne Morrow Lindbergh The ability to impact and positively touch others is the ultimate test of leadership.  If that is true, then being in touch with yourself is paramount to becoming a great leader.  It is interesting to note that most of the [...]