Posts Tagged ‘gratitude’
When it’s Time to Step Up
When my family moved to Virginia in 1973, I arrived after them as my Little League baseball team was trying to qualify to go to the regionals to qualify for the Little League World Series. Unfortunately, we lost in the state semifinals. That night, my coach drove all night to take me to my new…
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Everybody Needs To Go To The Train Station
For as long as I can remember, I have always loved cowboys. No, not the Dallas Cowboys, the Cowboys that ranch. On my fourth birthday, my mom dressed me up like Roy Rogers. The next year, I was the Lone Ranger, cowboy hat, mask, and gun belt, the whole shebang. Several months after the Miracle…
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The Strategy that Elevates you to being Outstanding
I received many phone calls the day after I retired from my corporate position last week. Most if not all, asked if it felt different. My response was, not really. I was still up at 3:50 am, getting ready to get into the pool to train for my upcoming Honor Foundation swim and then to…
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The Power in the Gold
Next week, I will be formally retiring from my corporate position to focus solely on delivering on my mission of fulfilling the promise I made in 1997; to teach the lessons that my mentors taught me to the next generation of leaders. I have been honored to work with Oracle in the healthcare industry, especially…
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Being Unleashed when Chaos and Turmoil Hit
I recently attended the NSA national conference. I arrived late and didn’t have the opportunity to meet everyone I intended to, but it was an eye-opening experience. I noticed the passion and intensity many speakers had to make an impact in their selected field. Many of the people I met spoke about different aspects of…
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From Last to First
I grew up with parents who were both very athletic. My father was a state-champion tennis player and swimmer, and my mother was a fantastic baseball player. In 1950, high schools in Illinois didn’t have women’s softball teams. My mother grew up playing baseball with the boys. In the 1940s and ’50s, she would have…
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The Lesson of the Red Sea
Last week I was on a call with spiritual leaders from the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim faiths. I was honored to be included in this esteemed group. The call was set up to discuss ideas and thoughts on fostering positive change for the millennial and Gen Z generations in different cultures. As I listened to…
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The AI Paradox
One of the advantages I had when I embarked on my first sales position was that I had a mentor who introduced me to people of influence around Charlotte, NC. Occasionally, he invited me to be with him at the beginning of his “kitchen cabinet” sessions. These sessions comprised people with accomplishments or status in…
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On October 21, 1985, my fiance and I saw Back to the Future for the first time. At that time, we didn’t know that October 21st was the date that was programmed in the DeLorean that Marty McFly traveled in. I loved the movie as I got to travel back to when my mother and…
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Creating a new frontier
If you have experienced a traumatic life event, you know that your life will never be the same again. Things that seemed routine are now things that you intentionally have to put focus on. This past weekend, I spoke with someone who is now fighting a battle for his life with cancer and we discussed…
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