Quote of the Week “If you have the opportunity to play this game of life you need to appreciate every moment. A lot of people don`t appreciate the moment until it’s passed.” Kanye West Make it a R-E-A-L Holiday Season by Michael Angier As I write these lines, the calendar tells me there are just a few days left in this year. Can that be true? It’s time again to reflect on the challenges and successes of this year and think ahead to next year. We’ve all heard the saying, “Time flies when you’re having fun”. As we get older, we realize that time flies whether we’re having fun or [...]

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Quote of the Week “The greater the loyalty of a group toward the group, the greater is the motivation among the members to achieve the goals of the group, and the greater the probability that the group will achieve its goals.” Rensis Likert Getting the Right Goals by Tom Marshall “In considering the question of goals, it is important for leaders to understand that it is not just any goal that will do, nor any goal that is compelling or exciting or appealing to the leaders. It is not merely a matter of getting the goals right, it is also getting the right goals – goals that are right for [...]

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Quote of the Week “Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work.” H.L. Hunt Holding Ourselves Accountable by Christopher Gergen and Gregg Vanourek It is all too easy to speed through life with our eyes focused only on the road ahead. The challenge is scanning the horizon from time to time to determine where we are headed. To stay on track, we need to take regular stock of our decisions and actions. Reflection keeps us focused on the right priorities and accountable to our vision and goals. To hold ourselves accountable, we should adopt a regular routine of [...]

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Quote of the Week “You have to expect things of yourself before you do them.” Michael Jordan Expect to Win by Stephen R. Covey and Rebecca R. Merrill According to Greek mythology, Pygmalion, the king of Cyprus, carved an ivory statue of the ideal woman. He named her Galatea. She was so beautiful that Pygmalion fell in love with her, and because of his deep desire and will for her to be real, with the help of the goddess Venus, he was actually able to bring her to life, and they lived happily ever after. This ancient myth has come to serve as a metaphor that illustrates the power of [...]

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Quote of the Week “Firmness of purpose is one of the most necessary sinews of character, and one of the best instruments of success. Without it genius wastes its efforts in a maze of inconsistencies.” Philip Dormer Chesterfield Life Under a Microscope by Peter R. Wilkinson, PhD I am amazed that some leaders and managers think they can ‘do their thing’ and no one will notice. The actual situation is that people who work for leaders and managers have them under a microscope 24-7, watching everything they say and do. Subsequently, as soon as a leader or manager does anything inconsistent with what they said they were going to do, [...]

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Quote of the Week “I am open to receive with every breath I breathe.” Michael Sun    PRINCIPLE: Receive  by Steve Straus Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker. What do you want to receive? Have you asked for it? Is it easy for you to receive? Do you have a habit of receiving? Is there any part of you which objects to you receiving? – (I don’t deserve it.) – (It’s too much for me.) – (I wouldn’t know what to do with it.) Receiving is an interesting thing. On the surface it’s easy, but if it were really that [...]

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