Make Small Commitments. Get Big Changes.

These are some great words to live by. I agree that probably a good idea to keep these handy to review once in awhile, while you are high on life or want to stick your head in the sand like an Ostrich. I have had a few of those moments over the last [...]

Full text of Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize speech

A friend shared the full text of Obama’s speech with me this weekend. When you have 10 minutes and some peace and quiet, sit down and have a read. Some quotes I am sure we will see for some time to come in the future. One of my favorites:
“We lose ourselves when [...]

Leadership

By Jeff Kinch
In 2001 USC was widely vilified throughout both local and national media outlets for their hire of ex-Patriots and Jets coach Pete Carroll. It was anathema to their frustrated fan base that the administration would entrust a coach with a .500 record in the NFL and a reputation for being soft on [...]

Best of 2009

So in the beginning of 2009 I set a goal for myself of reading 25 books. This came from reading that Tony Robbins and Robin Sharma regularly read more than 50 books per year. I thought I should at least be able to do half. I must tell you, I really feel [...]

A New Year

“New Year’s Resolution: To tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them to take up more of my time.”
-James Agate
To sum this one up, appreciate the difficult or those who provide it as tests to make you better, but be choosey of what you spend your energy on and who you spend [...]

Have you been learned?

Some great comments on Adam’s post this morning. Really makes you stop and think when you walk by those less fortunate in the cold weather. I have heard before many just want to be acknowledge like they exist instead of us staring off into the distance pretending they are not there. No [...]

What it takes to be great

“There are countless ways of attaining greatness, but any road to reaching one’s maximum potential must be built on a bedrock of respect for the individual, a commitment to excellence, and a rejection of mediocrity.”
-Buck Rodgers quotes (Former American Baseball Player. b.1938)
Research now shows that the lack of natural talent is irrelevant to great success. [...]

Four things

What are four things you need in the people that act as your support group?
Now, I’m not talking about your family or sometimes even you friends, but perhaps people that you have come to trust in a mentor capacity, ex – boss and professional colleague that keeps you on track for your goals. [...]

Certainty

By Jeff Kinch
I have never been (overly) jealous of those who’ve accumulated or accomplished more. Since I was young, however, I’ve been envious of those that had an unyielding sense of what they wanted or wanted to be. I’m not referring to an 8 year old who wants to play in the NFL, [...]

Its where you finish

Its not where you start, its where you finish.
- General Colin L. Powell (Retired), San Francisco Nov 19th, 2009
I attended an amazing speech by General Colin Powell (Retired) at our annual user conference in San Francisco last week. The speech covered politics, philanthropy, technology, health and life. Now, I’ve seen him before in a similar [...]

Next Page »