My Mom at Age 92 My Mom had an abundantly rich life. She passed away on Good Friday in 2017 at the age of 98 and 2/3 of the way toward 99. She was healthy for her entire life until the last few years.When I visited her in Grand Rapids,…
You may not have heard this phrase, but it’s from the 1967 film, Cool Hand Luke, a Paul Newman feature that you shouldn’t miss. The dialogue comes from a famous scene where the captain of the prison chain gang extols his charges with his own brand of leadership. “Some men you just can’t…
It’s fascinating to me how our learned behaviors so often get in the way of our otherwise sound instincts. Imposter syndrome is one of these afflictions. Although it is defined in several ways, it refers to a fear of failure and doubts about your capabilities. People who experience that syndrome…
There’s an apocryphal story that you may have heard from your Dad growing up: Five frogs are sitting on a log. Four decide to jump off. How many are left? The first time I answered, “One.” “Nope,” he responded. “Five.” ”Why is there Five?” I asked. ”Because there’s a difference…
You’ve probably heard a lot of interesting quotes about life’s regrets. None of us is immune to the unwelcome sentiment of regret. It’s far too easy to look back and wonder why something didn’t turn out as we hoped ... or why we didn’t try something we now regret ...…
I hope you're continuing to enjoy President's Day & the 3-Day Weekend. While you've been enjoying time with the family, I've had time to analyze the world's problems ... and come up with a solution! In case you missed the latest edition of Sword Tips
If you're watching the Beijing Winter Olympics, you've seen that this theme is NOT the attitude of an Olympic Athlete. They are not quitters. Yes, they fall or make a slight error that costs them a spot on the podium, but they DO NOT QUIT! How about you? Are you…
I heard from a CEO recently, with whom I've met and had dinner, but have not worked. He included this sentence in an email after a brief introduction : “So much is up in the air at the moment. Ugh. Whoever thought being in leadership was something to aspire to?”…
The Winter Olympics in Beijing are in full swing and it's exciting to see the camaraderie and kinship shared by so many, within the individual teams as well as across national boundaries This year, the power and challenges of team-building are more evident than ever with the overhang of so…