Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
My daughter and I were doing our first set of college visits in the South recently which ended with a visit to Ole Miss in Oxford, MS. It looked as though about 75 other students were there along with their parents to take the campus tour and hear admissions...
Always Compete, Communication, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Growth, Management Development, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
Several years ago, I spoke to the 9th and 10th grade classes at my son’s then-high school, Our Lady of Good Counsel in Olney, MD. I helped them kick off the school year with some thoughts about how to be successful. One of my points was to be proactive and avoid the...
Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Growth, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
Years ago, my daughter played in a girls Fall lacrosse league. Her team never won a game and most of the time they got blown out. Allie played a wide range of positions and did really well. She shared time in goal with another girl. The other goalie was terrible...
Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Growth, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
A few years ago, I had the road trip from hell. I left on Sunday and flew to California – way out in the sticks – a place called Grass Valley. Spent Monday through Wednesday there and then drove to the San Francisco Airport to catch a red-eye flight to Hartford via...
Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
Our memories of yesterday Will last a lifetime We’ll take the best, forget the rest And someday we’ll find These are the best of times The Best of Times – Styx 1981 I thought about this song the other day while feeding Beggin’ Strips to my dogs, Candy and...
Always Compete, Communication, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Growth, Networking, Professional Development
Go to any job fair, career event, mixer, or gathering and you’ll hear people murmuring about networking. Any headline offering advice about finding a job in a tough economy mentions networking as the best way to find a job. Career coaches, speakers, consultants and...
