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Who is on your Have Not Called list?
A special thanks to one of our community families, Mr., and Mrs. Arthur Emerson, for inspiring this week’s column, your encouragement is greatly appreciated. Who is on your Do Not Call list? I don’t mean the businesses you have asked to stop calling you, or the Do Not Call lists that you have registered your…
Read MoreRealize You are Amazing and Watch What Happens Next
Even in a difficult COVID year, some of us were still able to meet expectations and goals with success. What’s the difference? The difference is in the way we see ourselves.
Read MoreShowing Gratitude for Life’s Unlikely Game-Changers
If we look at the word “challenge” differently, challenging ourselves to maintain our attitude of gratitude, this alone will go a long way toward changing the game and keeping us active in the game.
Read MoreGetting Motivated, Staying Motivated
People often say that motivation doesn’t really last. Well neither does bathing, that’s why we recommend it daily
Read MoreAre You the Pebble, the Ripple or Caught in the Current, Riding the Wave?
Sometimes it is the current or the wave that gets all the attention, but maybe we can first begin by talking about the pebble and the ripple, and even our own role as either one in the creation of those rippling waters, currents, and waves. As we do, there are a few things about being…
Read MoreWe Can Handle Whatever Happens Next
In the words of Forrest Gump: My mom always said that life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” The one thing that separates a good movie or mystery from a great movie or mystery is the element of suspense and surprise. As each story plays out, what will…
Read MoreHere’s Column Number 600: Where do I stand?
… where hope begins. Over the last 12 years, I have now written 600 published columns. Additionally, I have posted thousands of messages through social media and have been on podcasts, radio interviews, and have appeared as a keynote speaker numerous times here in the states as well as around the globe. I continue to…
Read MoreAction-oriented and Results-focused
Proactive or reactive. I did or did not. I can or cannot. I will or will not. When we look at those statements quickly, which words resonate with us personally? What I typically see is that people who connect with the words proactive, I did, I can, and I will tend to be more action-oriented…
Read MoreThese are the Times to Remember
There are certainly plenty of reasons for us to want 2020 to be a distant memory. The pandemic, the heartache of lives lost, the impact it had on our family and friends who suffered and recovered, and the economic burden and stress the pandemic created for so many individuals and businesses. Layer on top of…
Read MoreIt’s All About Perspective
There is a guiding principle that I am sure many of you are familiar with and may have put into practice in your daily communications. It’s the principle that Stephen Covey shared in his bestselling book “7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” “Seek first to understand, and then to be understood.” This is a terrific…
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