The Hardest Job Everyone Thinks They Can Do
– Written by Dennis Hong This piece was inspired by a heated discussion I had with a man who believes that teachers have an easy job. Please feel free to share it with others if you agree with the message. I used to be a molecular biologist. I spent my days culturing viruses. Sometimes, my experiments would fail miserably, and I’d swear to myself in frustration. Acquaintances would...Living Life
Enjoy this short piece by Bonnie L Mohr Life is not a race – but indeed a journey. Be honest. Work hard. Be choosy. Say “thank you,” “I love you,” and “great job” to someone each day. Go to church, take time for prayer. The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh. Let your handshake mean more than pen and paper. Love your life and what you’ve been given,...Leaders Lead By Example, Whether They Intend To Or Not
An excerpt from 212° Leadership by Mac Anderson Leaders lead by example, whether they intend to or not. What example did you set today? When you lead by example, you engage your people to follow your vision… not by words, but by action. While you are measuring your employees’ performance, they are measuring how well you follow through on both your words and your deeds. Think...
An Excerpt From Goals By Gary Ryan Blair
The odds that you’ll succeed without taking action are about the same as winning the lottery without buying a ticket! For those times when you feel trapped, stressed, or in a prison of your own making, take purposeful action. It’s your Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free card. In real estate, it’s location, location, location. In goal-setting, it’s action, action, action. You...Hurdling Adversity: 1 Minute to Change A Life
A few years ago a friend invited me to read Mitch Albom’s book “The Five People You Meet in Heaven”. The book is about people we interact with everyday who have had profound impacts on our life. Some we know and recognize right away and others, who may come in our lives quickly and leave just as fast, are less recognizable. My take away from the book is that we never know...HOPE and PEACE Through Sport
Hope: Hope is the belief that circumstances in the future will be better. Last year I asked the following question on Twitter, “Would you ever want to sit down and break bread with the person who hurt you or who altered your life significantly by their actions. But, in doing so also put you on a path for redefining who you were? When I had two legs and was a soldier in the U.S. Army I...Inspiration from 2008 Olympian and Silver Medalist Emily Silver
Emily Silver (on Twitter @Emily_Silver) never says quit. It is just not in her vocabulary! At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Silver earned a silver medal swimming in the heats of the 4×100 m freestyle. But little did she know it was a long painful journey to reach the pool deck on that day. Her story of hurdling adversity, like many of us, are filled with highs, lows and everything in between....
