Sometimes I have to pinch myself to make sure I am not in a dream. Today I had such a great time with an interview for an upcoming episode of Business Matters. This episode, which we will air at the end of next week, is about GREAT small businesses. You may not know it, but [...]
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As I have been watching the current political circus for president, I have been paying attention to the “swing voters” that have been identified by both parties. These are voters who are not ideologically tied to one party or the other. They are people who decide often late in the process and this decision may [...]
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If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. – John Quincy Adams
I teach about leadership in my day job. It can be a very rewarding experience. I think that sometimes we think of leadership in too narrow a framework. It is what those [...]
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This morning was a good morning to wake up. It was the date of celebration of my birth. I looked around me and saw our younger children and my wife asleep and felt contentment. I grabbed my IPhone, which had signaled me it was time to awake and walked into the bathroom for a good [...]
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Storytelling is an ancient and honorable act. An essential role to play in the community or tribe. – Russell Banks
It seems that I have some great “Ah ha” moments early in the day (Maybe I will write about why that is at a different time). This morning as I laid in bed at the border [...]
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The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. ~Alvin Toffler
Yesterday was one of those experiences that I will not soon forgot (at least I hope not). I was getting ready to leave the house when I remarked to my [...]
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“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.” William Shakespeare in Hamlet
OK, today is a day when I get up on a soap box. I really try not to do this because I know that if I do, I [...]
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Thomas White