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Think of all the things you have discovered, learned, experienced in the past one thousand days of your life[ READ MORE ]
***Special Why Lead Now Blog Article As a Central Pennsylvania native, raised among the peaceful valleys that are nestled within the beautiful rolling Appalachian Mountains, there was always the notion of a glorious kingdom that lay just beyond the northern range of the Cumberland Valley. A place where all the boys in my neighborhood recognized [ READ MORE ]
O wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world! That has such people in it! —Shakespeare‘s The Tempest, Act V, Scene I While driving down a Southern California freeway recently, my son and I observed a billboard promotion of a major league baseball team. After some debate [ READ MORE ]
There comes a point in a lot of parents’ lives where all reasoning goes out the door when dealing with your children. It’s called “swim lessons.” My 5 year-old daughter has been in swim lessons since the spring (now on her 4th round of classes). While she is learning basic techniques, she still hasn’t figured [ READ MORE ]
Summertime is finally here That old ballpark, man, is back in gear Out on 49 I can see the lights School’s out and the nights roll in Just like a long lost friend you ain’t seen in a while and can’t help but smile —Kenny Chesney, Summertime July means freedom! Bare feet, cargo shorts, windows [ READ MORE ]
Being employed is a lot like being married. Just as you know when you’ve found the right partner, you know when you’ve found the right employer. And once you’ve tied the knot, you’re guaranteed to have a lot of highs, a lot of lows, and a lot of the somwhere-in-between routine. But, you’re a team [ READ MORE ]
“Et tu, Brute?” -William Shakespeare Best selling business book author, Ken Blanchard often says that, “Feedback is the breakfast of champions.” It is the fuel that provides us with information that helps redirect our efforts, driving us to become the best we can at a given skill or task. Motivational research clearly shows that constructive [ READ MORE ]
Unfortunately, many of us treat resolutions like a penny being tossed into a wishing well, a blind hope that perhaps that some miracle will occur by casting our burdens upon a streak of time in the night sky, as if the new number on the year of our calendars will magically help us achieve our wildest dreams[ READ MORE ]
...our personhood is not defined as a number, nor is it simply a climb toward some peek whereby we reach the top only to rapidly descend down the other side[ READ MORE ]
The opera is within, and leadership is the voice that allows others to hear what you already know, feel, and desire deep down[ READ MORE ]
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