by Neil | Jan 30, 2013 | Leadership, Motivation
What’s on your “to do” list? If your anything like me you have a big list that grows and shrinks with the outgoing and incoming tides of my productivity. I happened upon a series of drawings that represent the many paths from start to finish. The...
by Neil | Jan 21, 2013 | Leadership, Quotes
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
by Neil | Dec 15, 2012 | Leadership, Motivation
Many years ago my wife and young son (we only had one at the time) and I were on a two day car trip. Early on in the trip it became apparent that the car was pulling to the right. At first it was only a small nuisance, only noticeable if we let go of the...
by Neil | Dec 1, 2012 | Leadership, Motivation
What is character? It is making the best of the circumstances. It is the attitude: “it’s not where you are it’s where you are going”. Character is honesty. Character is taking responsibility. Character is expressed in unselfishness. ...
by Neil | Nov 11, 2012 | Leadership, Motivation, Quotes
“A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts.” – Richard Branson What are creative instincts? And how can you exercise them when you have convinced yourself that creativity is for the cool group...
by Neil | Nov 6, 2012 | Book Reports, Leadership
I recently read The Energy Bus by Jon Gordon. I’m not going to summarize the book, but I will give you a flavor of the book by telling you what I learned from it. Here is the basic premise: The book is written as a parable, from the perspective of a middle...
