Tag Archives: core values

(#445) Endings. Beginnings. Beginnings. Endings.

Posted on December 2, 2018 by

How will the ending affect your beginning? Sunset. Moonrise. Moonset. Sunrise. December 31. January 1. High school graduation. College first-year experience. Diagnosis. Recovery. Digital detachment. Digital detachment. Relationships. Relationships. Death. Birth. Winter. Spring. Rainbow bridge. Puppy adoption. Open door. Closed … Continue reading →

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(#390) A Seven Week Challenge for Purpose and Growth

Posted on November 12, 2017 by

May you finish 2017 with clarity, peace, and vision for your future as well as those in your life. I am offering you the chance to engage in a seven week journey. Over the past four or five years I … Continue reading →

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(#378) If Something Happens and No One Sees It, Does Anything Happen?

Posted on August 20, 2017 by

Quietly reaching out and forging a connection and creating change. On a recent visit to Cedar Key, Florida, my wife I stumbled upon a rusted sign nailed to the front of a dilapidated wood bungalow. On this site in 1897 … Continue reading →

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(#374) Can A Community Be Inclusive And Like-Minded?

Posted on July 23, 2017 by

When dialogues devolve into collective monologues do we miss out on our shared identity? We hear, see, experience, and read about divisiveness. Common ground seems difficult to reach with the shouting voices, pointing fingers, and mean-spirited attacks. Fear, disgust, and/or … Continue reading →

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(#307) Thank You For Paying Attention To Me

Posted on April 10, 2016 by

Do you treat those you lead and those you follow with dignity? Do you do the same for yourself? One of the things I love about what I do is that even when I’m in speaker/facilitator/keynoter mode I’m learning.  Always … Continue reading →

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(#302) Show Muscles

Posted on March 6, 2016 by

We can end up doing things that look good, feel good, or make a splash while ignoring the support system behind each of those choices. My trainer, Charles, recently introduced me to a new (for me) exercise in the gym.  … Continue reading →

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(#299) The First Forty Years

Posted on February 14, 2016 by

If you held me down to provide the “secret sauce,” I’d say it is simply giving each other space. This week’s blog posting has a more personal indulgence than past posts. Hopefully, in keeping with the theme of this blog, you … Continue reading →

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(#237) Core Values

Posted on December 7, 2014 by

What guides your personal and professional life? This week’s blog post challenges us to examine what guides our actions. For the past several years I have become a lot more intentional about my direction.  I have always been goal directed—but I … Continue reading →

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