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The Medici family left a mark. Back in fifteenth century Florence, Italy this fine family decided we had been dark long enough. So, they put their money where their mouth was and invited scientists, sculptors, poets, philosophers, people of high finance, and even some of those crazy artists like Leonardo, to come to their fair … Continue reading Enlightenment…

As you enjoy Thanksgiving with family and friends let me ask you to consider rounding out your perspective about this holiday. First off, it's my personal favorite. I've also made it a tradition of mine to read more about the Native Americans. Each Thanksgiving, I try to take the time to read a book that … Continue reading Wasichu…

Corrie Ten Boom and her sister Betsie were held in multiple German concentration camps back in World War II for helping Jews in Amsterdam. They were living according to their strong core’s and taking a beating for it. They were going through an extreme test of faith as their tormentors took them through one suffer … Continue reading Thankful for fleas…

Open a book. Any book. What do you see? Well, Captain Obvious, you will see words, sentences, and paragraphs. You will see periods, commas, and other syntax/symbols. You may even see illustrations and pictures on some pages. What else? This is not a trick question, I reminded two clients yesterday. They stumbled to see anything … Continue reading Margin…

Recently, during another tough team practice, I challenged a few people to write out the conflict between them. They had stopped writing because it hurt to see their stuff in black and white. This is normal. Writing about conflict within and with another is like having a root canal without novocaine - it’s gonna hurt … Continue reading Root or rot…

BTL leaders are surgeons capable of sermons. Let me explain. One of our clients is like a heart surgeon (He’s not really a surgeon but a CEO), the kind you would want operating on your heart, if your heart was in need of repair. Let's say you had the widow maker valve over 90% blocked. … Continue reading Surgeons capable of sermons…

In 480 B.C. King Xerxes led his Persian army into the "hot gates" at Thermopylae where they met and destroyed thousands of Greeks including 300 Spartans led by King Leonidas. Mighty Persia won the battle. The Greeks, however, would go on to win the war. We Americans should study the Greeks and in particular the … Continue reading Sparta’s way…

This morning I met with one of my twenty strong clients. I am blessed with being surrounded by strong men and women who trust me to play some small role in making them do what they can. My job is to mostly remind them. We humans require lots of reminders, don’t we. Most humans listen … Continue reading Genius…