Posts Tagged ‘Personal Development’
The Playbook
Last week, I was en route to speak for an event that brings disabled veterans and first responders together in athletics with the opportunity to compete with their children. I was honored to be invited to be with this special group as I have an affinity for those who have served to protect our freedom…
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Be silent, young Padawan
When I started my first software sales position, I started to work out of my house. We rearranged our den and made it into my office. All was well until we had our fourth child and the house became too loud for me to work. I built an office about 60 feet from our house…
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Expert Audacity
Last week, I was honored to be interviewed for internet radio and two podcasts. During one of the interviews, I was asked a different slant on a question that I’ve been asked many times before. I was asked, ” what one thing that happened during the Miracle on the Hudson has served me the most.…
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The Steward of the Vision
Success is the reward for setbacks. Last week, I received an email from one of the participants of one of the events I spoke at last week. In his position, he is faced with crises every day. We interacted about one of the takeaways I shared in my presentation, mental strength and how to employ…
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The Joy in the Suck
Most people who know me or follow me know that last year, I swam with my wingman, Suzanne, in the Hudson River Seal Swim, and Run. I hadn’t swum for over 40 years but when you have a huge goal that moves to your mission, miracles happen. Suzanne and I completed the swim and run…
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The Quarterback
I recently made a decision to add a new team member. I have been contemplating this strategic hire for a number of months. I’ve known for months for my company to grow up I needed to give something up. But like most entrepreneurs, I got caught up in the day-to-day urgencies that took me away…
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The Hardest Lesson
Last week, as I was in the pool training, I was having a hard time putting it all together. My breathing was off, my left arm was dropping and my mind was wandering. When I completed the training session, I was hard on myself. I knew I was better than my effort but I was…
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Triumph is fueled by Momentum
One of the things I looked forward to every year was when Tony Robbins was holding his Life Mastery program in Kona, Hawaii. My wife and I visited Kona in 1988 and we fell in love with Hawaii and especially the Big Island because of the diversity it offered. When I was on Tony’s security…
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Bringing yourself up to date
Last weekend I had the privilege of speaking in Oregon. It was a very energetic group and I was excited to debut some new content I have been working on for several months. As I was writing my book, From Turmoil to Triumph, I found some notes I wrote down in 1989 from a sales…
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Playing my own game
A recurring pattern of the people who I have reached out to me lately is they are stuck between a rock and a hard place. They see the opportunity they have and understand that there are strategies that can help them compress the years it usually takes to get their goals into days but they…
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