“Houston, we have a problem.” A famous line from the movie Apollo 13 but also a very familiar thought going through our minds. The real problem is we do not step back and ask ourselves what the problem really is! Is the problem life threatening? If so, take immediate action, if not, take yourself off […]
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Essentially there are two ways to reason; from wonder and awe (curious) or through rationality. When we reason through wonder and awe we are like the child; open to possibility. When we reason through rationality we often overlook the wonderful things life has to offer. Obviously there are times to stand in wonder and awe,
Yes, I know your lips are moving, and I hear sound coming from your mouth, but I do not hear you because you are speaking Butterfly and I am listening as Bear, or you are speaking Bear and I am listening as Butterfly. Does this situation sound familiar? There is no “war of the sexes,” but
Men and Women do not actually speak different languages, what is different is how the message of that language is delivered. Working with different communication styles has been the journey I have been on while writing Bear and Butterfly, and I really want to share what I have learned with you. In Bear and Butterfly I break
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On the eve of this Valentines Day it is important to remember you cannot share love you do not have within you already. If your balance in the Bank of Love is a little low right now there is something you can do; remember that a smile will hug a heart. A smile will
When I find myself listening to some else speak one of the things I have to remind myself not to do is to listen ahead. Not to shut out what is being said in favor of reaching my own conclusions before the other person is finished saying what they have to say. In my book Bear
Do I have faults? Some might want to jump in here and list all my attributes that they see as my faults, but as with most things there are two sides to the question of what is a fault. If you, like me, sometimes fall short of every good thing you can do in any
Well, just like about a billion of my closest friends I just finished watching the Super Bowl. Team favorites aside, the lesson on display during the last half of the game was one to remember. Down by over 20 points, history against them, odds against them, statistics against them, the Patriots never the less tied the
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Oscar Wilde is often quoted as saying “The English and the Americans are two people separated by a common language.” Anyone who has the privilege of travel understands the truth in this statement. Two people speaking the same words (or similar words) cannot understand each other. This is exactly what my new book Bear and
Believing in yourself is not the same thing as believing in your possibility, your product or your job. Believing in yourself has to do with believing in the person YOU are, the person behind the things you do. The most successful sales people are never selling a product, they are selling themselves. They are selling a
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