How To Control Your Calendar

Our problem is really not enough time to get everything done its how we use the time we already have.  You will either learn to schedule your priorities or you will be reacting to your circumstances every day.  Tim Stevens has some excellent suggestions on how to control your calendar: Read more…

5 Ways Accomplish More 2015

As I look back at 2014 I was pleased with all that I was able to get done.  However, there were some big rocks that did not get in the jar and therefore did not get done.  I  always want to get better and Cary Nieuwhof has some great advice: Read more…

Breaking Financial Bondage

I just completed my first year where every week I posted to our budget with Quicken and did serious work on accomplishing our financial goals.  Oh I have done this for years before but never with the convictional motivation I had this year and it was incredible.  Mark Merrill helps Read more…

5 Steps To Being Better Listener

This is a tough one for me because I always catch myself trying to think about how I want to respond before a person even finishing what they are saying.  More times than not its more about wanting to be right than wanting to help.  Ron Edmondson has some very Read more…

The Power Of Being Remarkable

Average is dead and according to Jim Collins even Good is the enemy of the Great.  So unless you are striving for compelling you are not going to be able to compete personally or organizationally. On the other hand if you are willing to pay the price to be remarkable Read more…

Old Enough To Be Dangerous

One of my sons friends growing up when challenged on a lets say behavioral issue said I am old enough to know better but too young to care.  Well, what happens when you are old enough to know better and care all at the same time.  Leaders get stuck many Read more…

Excellence Is A Choice

There is a major difference between seeking excellence compared to wanting perfection.  Perfection has no tolerance for risk that might lead to failure while excellence demands risk for the sake of improvement.  Excellence has no tolerance either for average but it does not create a culture of fear and intimidation. Read more…