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Hesitating? You could be toast.

I think we’ve heard this in much simpler terms … something like “he who hesitates is lost” or words to that effect. I prefer this more elegant phrasing which dramatizes both the elation and exhaustion that arrives just as we’re nearing the finish line. We’re tired of the race … or just plain tired ……

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Remembering Our Fallen Heroes ….

Not for Fame or Reward Not for Place or for Rank Not Lured by Ambition Not Goaded by Necessity But in Simple Obedience to Duty As They Understood It These Men Suffered All Sacrificed All Dared All And Died Today, we pay tribute to the young men and women who defend the freedom we hold…

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Are the naysayers slowing you down?

What do you think this means? I suppose it could mean several things, but for me, it’s clear: Don’t let the critics get you down. There will be naysayers at every step of your journey … people who think you’ve taken the wrong turn … made the wrong decision … chosen the wrong alternative. You…

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Working on your own progress … or eyeballin’ what others are doing?

Like many of us, I’ll bet you’re making this comparison all too often. Looking across the aisle … across the room … at someone sitting in a coffee shop … and thinking … “I wish I ….” Don’t give it another thought. Why focus on how they’re doing? Focus on your own progress. That’s the…

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Do You Expect Growth To Be Comfortable?

Virginia “Ginni” Rometty is the current chair, president, and CEO of IBM. After more than 30 years with the company, she became the first woman to head the company in January 2012. In today’s quote, she hit on a powerful but elusive concept … maybe not quite that accelerated growth creates chaos … but it…

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Are you making a living or a life?

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Are you a good leader or a great leader?

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Are you a product of your circumstances?

The sooner you get clear about this, the sooner you’ll get to … “Do What You Can Control.” “Control What You Can Do.”

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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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