“Attachment is the source of all suffering."

--Buddha

Attachment is a feeling that binds one to a person, thing, cause, ideal, or the like. It is the state of being attached. Many of us have new goals for 2024 and we're excited about them! If we are going to achieve those...

"You cannot be the same, think the same, and act the same if you hope to be successful in a world that does not remain the same.” 

--Malcome Gladwell

OMGoodness, why doesn't anyone do it my way? 

Okay, that's not always true, but I seem to be getting reminded of how...

"Leaders Add Value by Serving Others"

--John Maxwell

Many leaders view leadership the same way that they view success. They hope to go as far as they can to achieve the highest position that they can. Many times people do whatever it takes in the process, no matter who or what is negatively...

"Gratitude is the healthiest of all human behaviors. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for."

—Zig Ziglar

What does gratitude have to do with leadership? Think about it. Have you ever worked for a boss that...

“Once we truly know that life is difficult--once we truly understand and accept it--then life is no longer difficult." 

--Scott Peck (The Road Less Traveled)

When I was being coached this week, it seems I needed a reminder. I was talking (whining) about a challenge I was in the middle...

"I took the time to feel melancholy."

--Me

“For a president to select a political rival for a cabinet was not unprecedented; but deliberately to surround himself with all of his disappointed antagonists seemed to be courting disaster. It was a mark of his sincere intentions that Lincoln wanted the advice of men as strong as himself...

"Leadership ability determines a person's level of effectiveness." 

--John Maxwell