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"We labour at our daily work more ardently and thoughtlessly than is neccessary to sustain our life, because to us it is even more necessary not to have leisure to stop and think. Haste is universal because everyone is in flight from himself." - Nietzsche You have enough time. I have enough time. It's only … Continue reading Time

Your business success lives within the constraints of supply and demand. Both are critical. The lynchpin, however, lies on the demand side of the equation. Here's the simple truth. Great companies have more demand than supply. Failing ones? The opposite. Your job, leader, is to ensure your team solves a problem people want to pay for. And, … Continue reading Supply and demand…

Marry the mundane. That was the big melody line in a team practice the other day. I hear lots of excuses when people don't get their productive actions done. I'm so busy (that never changes), life got in the way, blah blah blah. All BS. Do it or don't, but stop making excuses and lying … Continue reading Excuses

C.S. Lewis wrote a beautiful book about the power of love. The Four Loves, is one you must read over and over to begin to understand the depth of this reservoir inside each of us. I, by no means, know what I'm writing about. Still a neophyte learning to love.  Here's what I'm currently learning. Love and … Continue reading Love and loss are intertwined…

I believe we only get one beautiful life to live. It's written all over my core to wake up and live it well, and to help others do the same. I believe it's far better to expend rather than conserve energy, to do hard things well rather than half ass or take the easy way, … Continue reading One shot

Watch Mendoza’s Heisman winning acceptance speech. It’s CCD freakin’ magic. Love the game. Love your team. Never forget your mom. Always be gracious and grateful to those who give you the gift of belief. Seek hard truth. Let go of a poor delivery and embrace the nugget of truth. Oftentimes it’s wrapped in a rough … Continue reading Mendoza…

Great leaders understand humility is what holds them and their teams together. Humility constrains. Humility calms. Humility keeps us looking up; down, not so much. Great leaders couple great strength with the practice of humility. They see the seeds of pride, arrogance, and out of control hubris before the world does. These leaders fall to … Continue reading Bookends…

It's far too rare as a leader for a member of your team to bring you hard truth. That is a powerful and pivotal moment in the life of a team. Your team will drastically change their behavior based on how you respond to that moment. They will become more comfortable or they will become … Continue reading Comfortable or careful