Here’s Looking At You

Here’s Looking At You

It is told to us over and over that the road to personal growth starts with self-awareness. By looking at ourselves in the mirror we can trace patterns that are directing us away from what we really want out of our lives. This is not an act of self-recrimination but...
The Practice of Perspective

The Practice of Perspective

To gain perspective is to have “the faculty of seeing all the relevant data in a meaningful relationship” — Dictionary.com This seems a meaningful thing to be able to do in the face of problems we haven’t solved yet. The journey to getting perspective is about:...
The Speed of Trust

The Speed of Trust

Trust is essential but we’re not sure how to build it. Fortunately, Stephen M.R. Covey, son of Stephen Covey of Seven Habits fame, wrote a book called The Speed of Trust. In the book Covey makes the business case for trust. He illustrates over and over that high...
Politics At Play Everywere

Politics At Play Everywere

If you are not a political animal you either ignore or are unaware of the politics happening around you, and in your business and industry. If you are politically savvy you have got the lay of the land, who’s who in the zoo and have assessed where your best bets and...