What Do You Think Is The Most Important Sound In Any Language?
“A person’s name is the sweetest and most important sound in any language.” – Dale Carnegie A few years ago, I had a podcast producer with a lengthy history in […]
How Do Tragedy And Joy Change Our Perspective?
“The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings—words shrink things that seem timeless when they […]
Do You Think That People Younger Than You Can Be A Point of Inspiration?
“Youth has no age.” Pablo Picasso Over the past few weeks, I’ve interacted with twenty-somethings more than usual. Last week, I delivered the Presidential Lecture at Utah Valley University, […]
What New Thing Are You Considering? Don’t Hesitate! Give It a Try
“Just try new things. Don’t be afraid. Step out of your comfort zones and soar, all right?” – Michelle Obama Last week, we held a team offsite in Steamboat Springs, […]
Three Ways to Help Empower and Energize, Rather Than Stall Your S Curve
“Energy and persistence conquer all things.” Benjamin Franklin Late last week, I spent two days with one of my childhood friends and a few of her friends (now my friends) at […]
Do you have the people (and process) you need to move off the launch point?
“The biggest mistake people make is not realizing that success is a slow build.” Tim Ferris I’m getting ready to travel this week. I’ll be on the road for nearly […]
Are you Waiting for People to Fail, or Looking for How They’ll Succeed?
“When you look for the good in others, you discover the best in yourself.” Martin Walsh Right before the holidays, I hosted Allie Chipkin on LinkedIn Live; you can watch […]
305. Jon Clifton: How Do You Rate Your Life?
Happiness…at work. A novel concept? An oxymoron? Far from it. Jon Clifton is the CEO of Gallup and author of Blind Spot: The Global Rise of Unhappiness and How Leaders […]
Throw Yourself a New S Curve
“I prefer to remain anomalous.” Barbara Kingsolver After church on Christmas Day, my friend Deidra asked me, “Do you know that there’s a ski resort, Snowshoe, West Virginia, only about […]
S is for Solstice
“Small daily changes are the key to staggering long-term results.” Unknown I’m a Northern Hemispherian and have been almost all my life. So, from that perspective, I write this week […]