A “Random” Action I slowed my car while swerving slightly out of my lane, crossing the double yellow line. At the same time, an oncoming car drove towards me more than a hundred yards away. Neither of us were in any danger of collision. I continued to slow down as I gently glided back into…
Tag: motivation
Be the Light…
Karen asked herself, “What can I do today to create the kind of world that I want to live in?” Then she rescued a dog named Angel…
Quit Stalling: How to Stop Procrastinating
Call it procrastination or work-avoidance. We all have some form of it. I offer 5 TIPS as a former, world-class procrastinator on how to quit stalling and start getting things done NOW…
Run Your Own Race!
Do you know what defines a runner? A runner is someone that runs. NOT someone who wins races. NOT someone who owns running shoes. NOT someone who reads running books. A runner is nothing more than a person who runs. What’s your race? What are you doing today to prepare yourself for the race you run, whatever that race may be?
Lessons from Scooby-Doo
For years I worked in a change management role, serving as a counselor, therapist, consultant and strategist. Behavior is pretty simple because it’s more predictable than you’d imagine. Even Shaggy and Scooby-Doo understood the basics: Shaggy: Scoob, go in that dark room and see if there’s a monster in there. Scooby: Nuh-huh! Ruk wew! Shaggy:…
Schrute Bucks and Stanley Nickels
During the brief moment that Dwight Schrute held the position of Dunder-Mifflin Manager of the Scranton branch on TV’s The Office, he came up with the idea of awarding employees Schrute bucks anytime they did anything to please him. Almost immediately, he ran into problems. It seemed that no one wanted a Schrute Buck. Stanley…