Aha! Moment Monday Have you ever known someone with “overnight success”? The person who simply stepped into the spotlight with everything going their way? Man, were they lucky. They had the idea, the talent, the mechanism, the money, the family support …. talk about easy. Ya, right. Now, I won’t for a minute suggest that some people may not have an advantage of description – natural … [Read more...]
Monday, Monday … So Good to Me
Aha! Moment Monday For years Monday had a bad rap. It is the day immediately following a typical weekend off for nine-to-fivers. Monday signals that it is time to ramp back up for a five-day grind and never carried the same ring as Friday. However, routine for many has gone out the window, the grind looks different than ever before, many whose lives have been changed would give anything to get … [Read more...]
Could have. Would have. Should have.
Aha! Moment Monday “I am so sorry that I didn’t call you after hearing that your sister passed.” “Everything about that stock made sense. Had I bought it when I had the chance I could have retired by now.” “That trip to Italy to visit the family seemed so expensive at the time, but now that they’ve moved back to the States, we’ve lost our free housing and built-in tour guides.” “The … [Read more...]
It’s All Good
Aha! Moment Monday During an interview with the talented and successful Coach, Amy Stoehr, I asked her, “How do you motivate people?” Amy answered, "I don’t believe you can motivate anyone. What you can do is lead by example and provide an environment in which people can bring to life their own personal development plan.” When you think back about your growth spirts - when you took a … [Read more...]
Storytime
Aha! Moment Monday What story will you be telling a year from now? Last year I was nominated for Entrepreneur of the Year. Like the other nominees I was asked to submit an outline of my company – who we were, what we accomplished, where we were going – and from that submission I was short-listed and eventually interviewed by the committee tasked to narrow the selection. During the final … [Read more...]