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Sunday, August 18th, 2019

Whose Mistakes Are You Making?

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Sunday, August 11th, 2019

Welcome to the School of Hard Knocks

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Friday, August 2nd, 2019

The Power of One is the only power you have. Use it.

In case you missed it, in There’s Only One Reason You Keep Making the Same Mistakes. Repeatedly, I emphasized how much control we have over what we do.

Bottom line? We do what we choose to do.

Anything short of that is an excuse, and believe me, I know because I’ve got a closetful.

But, every day I continue to work on cleaning out that closet. It takes up a lot of space in my head, but there’s absolutely no value in any of it.

It’s on us. You decide. You act.

That’s all there is.

Period.

The End

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Saturday, July 27th, 2019

Do you rely on your good judgment?

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Monday, July 22nd, 2019

Nothing’s easy, is it?

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Thursday, July 18th, 2019

Odds of 2 Monumental Events in Your Life on the Same Date? Incredible!

There aren’t too many days so emblazoned in our memories as July 20 is for me.
Not just for one memorable moment, but two spectacular ones.

So, if you don’t mind, come along with me as I memorialize those wonderful moments and share some of the colorful details that intensify my own memory of those very special days … and maybe help you, as well, to memorialize those special moments in your life.

Jim Bunning, Hall of Fame Pitcher

Sunday, July 20, 1958

My father was a minister so weekends were never our own. Saturdays for last minute preparation, Sundays for church.

We lived in Michigan and were huge Detroit Tiger fans. Detroit was several hundred miles away and between school, summer jobs and Dad’s work, we never made it to a game.

That is, until my Dad was hired to teach some courses at Boston University one summer and the family got to tag along for 3 weeks. While Dad was working, Mom dragged us all over town. We hit the Freedom Trail, Faneuil Hall, Bunker Hill, Lexington & Concord and an endless array of the great attractions of Boston.

“Hey Dad, look who’s in town?”

Read the Full Article. What happened on July 20?

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Sunday, July 14th, 2019

What are you waiting for?

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Sunday, July 7th, 2019

Go after those BHAGs … those Big Hairy Audacious Goals

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ABOUT ME

I am a professional author and speaker as well as a leadership coach facilitating leadership groups among CEOs and senior business leaders in the SF Bay area.

I am the author or more than 125+ newspaper columns published by the SF Bay affiliate of the NY Times among the 550+ articles here. I have also written 3 ebooks about Leadership & Business Finance.

I have been married forever to a beautiful woman and have one spectacular daughter who has dedicated her life to helping children with life-threatening illnesses.

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