Do managers have an impact?
Can managers help you believe in a plan of action? Early in 2016 I read an article about some activist investors and how they have been able to generate very impressive returns. The line that got my attention was by …
Can ‘it’ happen to anyone?
Are you wondering what the ‘it’ is? I type this blog with a great concern for the people involved. There is only compassion for them and unease for others who think this way. My concern is because of a recent …
What is your vision for 2017?
Is it a particular amount of money or is it what you want to become? It appears that we live in a world that is driven by money. But are we sure that money can drive a person to do …
Are you an optimist or a pessimist?
Either of these it is a choice, isn’t it? Let me give you a story that will shed more light on being optimistic or pessimistic. This story is an illustration on the subject of optimism: John and Jim were two brothers—John …
Life is about choices isn’t it?
You have the choice to either take action; do nothing or the other alternative, don’t you? The challenge is that at times you tend to procrastinate which is the other alternative. Procrastination is a destroyer of lives!! I write that …
What is your satisfaction level?
Has it decreased in the past few months? At times burnout leads to a troublesome sense of dissatisfaction, and with it comes an increase in difficulties at work or in relationships. You could be feeling that you are not getting …
Have you accepted your past?
Did you know that if you don’t make peace with your past, you can never create an aspiring future? We’ve all had our good days and bad days. We’ve all have our wonderful successes and disastrous failures. I am a …
Are your goals set for 2017?
Did you know that challenging goals will move you toward a better future? By setting challenging goals they will give you something to aspire to. To aspire to something is to seek to aim higher than you’ve done before. Challenging …
Are you wallowing in negativity?
Have you sent invitations to your pity party? Let me make a few strong statements; When you are wallowing in negativity, you are no different than what the pigs do – you are staggering around in the dirt of your …
Does life hand you the unexpected?
It is really annoying isn’t it? How do you handle this annoyance is the key question? Are you a person that no matter what happens you make your time count? Do you reflect on the things you can be grateful for, …