Category: Courage

“Where’s Your Sense of Adventure?”

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Today, just two days before Thanksgiving, my friend David is doing something bold and daring. After almost nine months unemployed, David is the newly named President of an enterprise in New England. The new job forces him to commute each week from Columbus, while his wife and two teenaged kids try to maintain a normal … Continue reading “Where’s Your Sense of Adventure?”

The difference between A-Lone and ALL-one: PART 2

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What's the difference between a leader and a team that feels "A-Lone" versus "ALL-one" in work and life?   Check out Part 1 -- it's one "L" of a difference, and the first difference is LOVE. In Part 2, let's explore a second difference, which is the LANGUAGE of "A-Lone" versus "ALL-one" in work and life --think … Continue reading The difference between A-Lone and ALL-one: PART 2

Bulls, Squirrels, Ducks, and The Five-Year Plan

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Peter Danis is the successful owner of Figlio Restaurants and Vino Vino Wine Bar here in Columbus. I was fortunate to hear him address some of the best and brightest seniors at Upper Arlington high School a couple of weeks ago. What he said certainly resonated with those kids, who are starting their adult lives … Continue reading Bulls, Squirrels, Ducks, and The Five-Year Plan

A Matter of Life and Death

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Spent this early Tuesday morning as I always do--over coffee and great conversation with a group of men seeking the truth. Fellow pilgrims who are awake and aware, and trying to become more so. This meeting occupies a permanent place on my weekly schedule because I am living out my PURPOSE through a PROCESS that … Continue reading A Matter of Life and Death

The High Cost of Passivity (Posted by Larry)

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I did it again—and I hate it. My wife Kitty started the dishwasher with the day’s dishes. When I passed by the kitchen about ten minutes latter I noticed that the dishwasher didn’t sound quite right, more of a hum than the swishing of pressurized swirling water. I went into the kitchen a couple more … Continue reading The High Cost of Passivity (Posted by Larry)

How are MY Ratios?

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A BUILT TO LEAD fundamental for every leader in work AND life is watching their "ratios." NOT financial ratios, but the "vibes" (usually in the form of non-verbal cues in body language or tone) we all send to one another. Your "ratio" is the number of "positive vibes" you send versus "negative vibes". When we … Continue reading How are MY Ratios?