The roots create the fruits. That which you sow, you will grow. A seed grows a complete root system before it ever breaks through the soil surface. Now if you planted bean seeds when you really wanted an apple tree and apples, then you will experience a very different result than what you expected. The […]
Paving the Road to Success
Failure: Dealing with failure is a key leadership skill. Losing better than winning? A leader needs to develop a good sense of recognizing failure and turning it into a learning experience. Failure does not have to be a big deal, but most people’s natural tendencies are the opposite of what needs to happen in order […]
Evaluating – The key to good course correction
Evaluating When You are Off Course I’m sure you have heard the how the Apollo rocket is off course about 97% of the time on it’s way to the moon. You see the computerized guidance system is designed so that it is constantly assessing where it is in relationship to it’s final destination, and then […]
3 most Important Factors in Personal Development
Factors in Personal Development The three most important factors in purchasing real estate: location, location, location. I know it seems cliche’, but it an essential part of understanding how to buy real estate as an investment. Similarly, the three most important factors in personal development are a vital piece to understanding how to make positive […]
I Wish I May, I wish I Might…
Wishes v Goals It is important to develop the ability to clearly distinguish between wishes and goals. Realistic objectives can be achieved regardless of how difficult they are or appear to be. Unrealistic objectives on the other hand can never be achieved. The degree of difficulty of a particular task does not determine whether […]
Lessons from the Canyon- Perseverance
In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but by perseverance. ~H. Jackson Brown Looking at the beauty that is the Grand Canyon it is difficult to not see the value of perseverance. Plants, trees and flowers that survive desert heat during the day and cold temperatures […]
How to get started
Getting Started Last night I attended a Boulder Entrepreneurs Meetup group and we spoke about blogging. It made me realize how delinquent I have been. I have been writing down new ideas in my journal about topics that I want to blog about, but have not been developing them here. So I am doing it […]