Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Professional Development
“Your syntax was convoluted.” Greg Bahnsen, PhD. 1980 In September 1980, I was looking forward to my junior year of high school. That past summer I got my braces off, put on about 10 lbs. of muscle due to weight training, earned my driver’s license, and...
Always Compete, Communication
1990s brought about a lot of corporate speak. One of the legendary phrases was “think outside the box.” I remember using it when I was in the Navy, because let’s face it, the Navy is all about the box. In other words, the culture was one of making decisions based...
Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Growth, Professional Development
My mom works for a publisher in Maryland. According to her, the job is really easy and doesn’t require much thought. Most of the time, she stuffs magazines into envelopes that go to subscribers around the world. A few weeks ago, her company announced layoffs. She...
Always Compete, Get Better, Goal Setting, Motivation, Professional Development
One of my many new guilty pleasures of the Great Quarantine of 2020 is binge-watching the classic TV series Dallas on Netflix DVD. Now most of you might remember this series from the 70s and 80s with the classic line “Who Shot JR?” but that was in its heyday. I fell...
Always Compete, Personal Mastery
Nothing creates conflict more than a good old pandemic! Since early 2020, most of our lives has been in a state of upheaval. Some of us have lost our jobs and others our businesses. Sadder still, some of us have lost family and friends to COVID-19. As of this...
Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
Back in 2006, I spent a week facilitating an orientation session for newly-promoted SES employees from the Department of Homeland Security in Washington, DC. Our session was held in the Millard Fillmore Room of the W hotel, not far from the White House. I tried to...
