Leadership: It’s Not About What You Say, It’s About What You Do

Leadership: It’s Not About What You Say, It’s About What You Do

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.”  -John Quincy Adams Are you leading with integrity? With character? I’ve known a lot of so-called leaders who didn’t have integrity and most certainly didn’t lead...
Leaders Know How to Fail Greatly and Fail Better to Achieve Epic Success

Leaders Know How to Fail Greatly and Fail Better to Achieve Epic Success

I fail. I’ve failed a lot in my life. Many don’t see the failures. But the reality is that WE ALL FAIL. People don’t like to talk about their failures. They don’t post about them on Facebook. They don’t tell you about it over coffee. They don’t share, sometimes even...
Letting Go of Anger Allows You to Move Forward

Letting Go of Anger Allows You to Move Forward

Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.  ~ Buddha Anger is a normal and healthy part of life. Sometimes we need to get mad and angry – feeling those things is critical to our...
A Lesson in Adversity from Jack: Be the Someone That Is Helping Others When Bad Things Happen

A Lesson in Adversity from Jack: Be the Someone That Is Helping Others When Bad Things Happen

This past week, we had parent-teacher conferences for Jack.  I read through the tears Jack’s 6th grade English paper -The Tragedy, about Jack learning that his mom Sarah had died. Jack was 3 at the time and is 11 now. I married this amazing family 4 1/2 years ago and...