Posts Tagged ‘Miracle on the Hudson’
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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When You Can Sit On The Ball You Are Going Beyond The Wilderness
“Great outcomes don’t lead to being outstanding, Being outstanding leads to great outcomes” One of the most impactful experiences I have had when I was on Tony Robbins’ security team was when he took some of us to his private island in Fiji. I had been to Australia and New Zealand with Tony and the…
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The Strength in Restoring the Right Relationships
The 15th anniversary of the Miracle on the Hudson will happen this coming January, on January 15, 2024. There will be events surrounding this crystal anniversary of an event that still resonates worldwide. A 15th anniversary signifies the dazzling splendor of a lasting happy event. Crystal is fragile and easily broken, so it reminds us…
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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 strategy I took out of my TEDx Talk
If you have watched Tony Robbins YouTube comments after our conversation, the evening of January 15, 2009, Tony shared some details about our call and the first account of some of the things that happened during the fateful flight of US Airways 1549. One of the things most people don’t know is Tony was kind…
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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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Having a Certainty Perspective in Uncertain Times
If you survived the pandemic, you know what uncertainty is. One day you are working with a group in College Station, Texas then the next, the way you worked was redefined and transformed. You were suddenly in lockdown and if you were not able to pivot or be resourceful, everything in your life, not just…
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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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